Saying "No" To Everything.
I am about to go into my "No" era. "No" to everything. For how long? "No" idea. I've been a "Say yes and figure it out" person for so long, though. And while I feel I have truly mastered the "no" in my personal life... In my work life I have been a "yes" person always. Yes to new projects. Yes to new roles. Yes to more responsibility, without significant increases. Yes to giving away my ideas - and not realizing the exchange was lopsided. And that is the pattern till I make myself angry for a year or two... Or six. Then the explosion happens and I bolt. And I leave a smouldering path behind me - sometimes which reignites. And the burning continues. When it happens, it is because I intended it to. :) Anyway... I am working on changing my operating pattern. You are welcome, world. Here, have some flowers. They're prettty and will cheer you up. I will be dialing back my mindshare, starting now. If I get fired, it will