219: 20 Questions to Ask Before You Say Yes to A Great Opportunity
The Next Right Thing
Emily P. Freeman
4.8 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2022
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
How can we discern our next right thing when presented with a great opportunity? Is there a framework to follow when discerning when to say yes or when to say no? Listen in.
Links + Resources From This Episode:
- Episode 19: Choose Your Absence
- That Sounds Fun Ep. 375 with Kristin Chenoweth
- Miss Me with That by Rachel Lindsay
- Record your favorite "yes!" and share it with me here
- Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
- Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
- Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
- Download a transcript of this, and every, episode at emilypfreeman.com.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing. |
| 0:04.3 | You're listening to episode 219. |
| 0:08.5 | This is a podcast about making decisions, but it's also about making a life. |
| 0:12.6 | If you're struggling with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few |
| 0:16.5 | minutes away from the constant stream of information, and sometimes delightful but also distracting |
| 0:22.6 | hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing. |
| 0:27.5 | Today's question, how can we discern our next right thing when presented with a great |
| 0:32.1 | opportunity? |
| 0:33.1 | How do we know when to say yes? |
| 0:34.7 | Sure thing! |
| 0:35.7 | Or no, not for me. |
| 0:37.5 | Great questions. |
| 0:38.5 | Listen in. |
| 0:42.2 | We talked about this way back in episode 19, if you were around back then. |
| 0:56.1 | This idea of how to know how to discern if something is a great opportunity for you. |
| 1:02.7 | That episode was called Choose Your Absence and was 200 episodes ago. |
| 1:07.5 | Surprise, I have more to say about this and hopefully a little more guidance. |
| 1:11.4 | Today, I want to help you create your own framework when presented with an opportunity. |
| 1:17.3 | When it comes to deciding between a yes and a no, it's good to remember first that |
| 1:21.5 | some things are just favors you're going to do for people who you love. |
| 1:25.9 | Other things are just stuff you say yes to because you're a human person or a part of |
| 1:29.4 | a team or a citizen in your community. |
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