This month has been a sucky month for me. At the same time, I felt glad for making those decisions. Those 'decision-maker-attitude' that I should have since long time ago.
Being a magazine-lover-buyer, I seldom finished reading the articles (more to flipping the girls' stuff. Hehe!) But today while clearing up my mags, I found this article from the 'Shape' magazine.
If you do 1 thing this month...
learn to say no
You'll take back your time and lower your stress.
The next time you're confronted with anything from a party invite to a request for bake sale goodies, curb that automatic yes response and ask yourself, Will I look forward to this or dread it? If it's the latter, decline. (Try, "I'd love to, but I'm just too busy."). After turning down a few requests and realizing that others aren't put out by your refusals, you'll stop feeling guilty.
Reference : One Simple Change. SHAPE. December 2008. pg 128.
learn to say no
You'll take back your time and lower your stress.
"Women are taught to be nurturing, and they fear that turning down a request will make them seem selfish", says Susan Newman, Ph.D., a social psychologist and author of The Book of No: 250 Ways to Say It- and Mean It.
For my article collection :
The next time you're confronted with anything from a party invite to a request for bake sale goodies, curb that automatic yes response and ask yourself, Will I look forward to this or dread it? If it's the latter, decline. (Try, "I'd love to, but I'm just too busy."). After turning down a few requests and realizing that others aren't put out by your refusals, you'll stop feeling guilty.
Reference : One Simple Change. SHAPE. December 2008. pg 128.
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