How Do I Stop Becoming A “Yes" Man?

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🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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How Do I Stop Becoming A “Yes" Man?: Brittanie has become unhappy in her career because of her inability to say “no” when warranted. - Dr. Laura: "The road to success is paved with failures." | Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://family.drlaura.com/pg/jsp/help/general/privacypolicy.jsp for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to this edition of the Call of the Day.
0:04.0	Be sure to listen to my program Monday through Friday now heard on Sirius XM Triumph 2011.
0:10.0	Brittany, welcome to the program.
0:12.0	Hi.
0:14.0	Hi. What's up?
0:17.0	I'm new to listening to you.
0:20.0	So, fair with me. I'm not sure if this is a reasonable question.
0:24.0	I feel like I've become a yes man at work and that's not who I think I am.
0:30.0	And I feel like I've gone too far. It's been about 10 years.
0:34.0	And I've tried stepping back and like saying no.
0:39.0	And they don't like that.
0:42.0	So I kind of feel like I should just like leave and do something else.
0:46.0	And I don't know if any of you are ready.
0:48.0	Why do you think you changed from a gutless yes woman to wanting to be known and heard?
0:53.0	What's changed?
0:55.0	I've grown like as a human, I think.
0:57.0	And I've learned that you don't always need to say yes.
1:00.0	If something's not good for you, I think that it's okay to say that.
1:07.0	If it's a reasonable reason, not just because I'm being a brat and don't want to do it.
1:11.0	But if it's a reasonable reason, I feel like you should be able to have a conversation about it.
1:15.0	And that's not how unfortunately my.
1:19.0	Well, I guess you're in the wrong place then.
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