Category: Self-Esteem
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CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?
How many times has someone asked you for a favor? Not necessarily something big or something onerous. But maybe it is. Or maybe just something you don’t really know how to do or don’t want to do. Can you think of a time? If you’re like me, you can think of plenty. What Is A…
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SORRY NOT SORRY: JOMO IS THE NEW FOMO
Remember When Nothing Was Enough? Remember when we were kids, and summer afternoons stretched out endlessly, free of obligations, schedules, or that gnawing feeling that something was happening without us? We could lie on our backs and watch the clouds morph into dragons and ice cream cones, lose ourselves in a book for hours, or…
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SELF-ESTEEM, BOUNDARIES, AND SAYING “NO”
When is the last time somebody wanted something (advice, a favor, money, whatever) that was terribly inconvenient or excessive and you just said “No”? Or have you been asking yourself why whenever someone wants your help, whether or not you are properly equipped to provide it, you find a way to accommodate them? Perhaps you’ve…