Episode #331: You’re Still Trying to Prove Your Worth to People Who Aren’t Even in the Room
Published: September 3, 2026
Duration: 26:51
If you learned as a child that being helpful, agreeable, responsible, or “good” earned approval, you may still unconsciously associate pleasing others with being worthy of love. Saying yes can become a way of avoiding disappointment, rejection, or the uncomfortable feeling that someone might think less of you.
But every yes comes with a cost.
When you say yes to someone else’s request, project, expectation, or need, you may unknowingly be saying no to something that matters to you - your time, your energy, your business, your family, your rest, or simply t...
But every yes comes with a cost.
When you say yes to someone else’s request, project, expectation, or need, you may unknowingly be saying no to something that matters to you - your time, your energy, your business, your family, your rest, or simply t...