The Fire Report l The "Yes" Trap

Issue 022 Good morning, I spent almost a decade saying yes to everything. Every meeting request, every speaking opportunity, every ask from someone who needed something. I told myself it was hustle. That it was gratitude. That if I slowed down, something would fall apart, or someone would finally decide I didn't belong at the table. It wasn't until I had actual space to breathe that I realized a lot of those yeses had nothing to do with opportunity. They were fear wearing productivity's...