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Do you know someone who everyone knows can be counted on to do whatever anyone needs? Those people are like that because they haven’t learned to put their own health and welfare ahead of what others want from them. And many of them have not learned to put their family’s needs ahead of what others want.
Some of these folks rarely say no because they are people pleasers. Some were taught to be this way growing up and have never moved past it. Some hate their home life so much they consider doing anything for others better than having to go home. But regardless of their reasons, they are hurting themselves and probably their wife and kids.
A slightly different kind of person says yes to far too much, but isn’t willing to hurt themselves or cheat their family, so they don’t do some of what they say they will do, or take way too long getting most things done.
I used to be the second kind of person. If I said I would do something for work or church, it got done. But for friends and family, it was iffy because I said yes to too much. Then about fifteen years ago I changed. I told folks my new hobby was saying no. I said no a lot for a while. This meant I was able to do what I said I would do and get it done in a reasonable amount of time.
If you are doing either of the things I’ve talked about today, I would like to lovingly suggest you need to stop. Your health and well-being are important. Your wife, your marriage and your children are important. It should be the rare emergency that causes you to cheat any of those for what someone else wants from you.
Do you need to make saying no your new hobby?
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