I recently heard this wonderful bit of advice when dealing with setting boundaries: "No" is a complete response. For such a simple sentence, it's quite a complex idea. Most of us learn to be apologetic and always have a reason ready if we need to say no. We are taught not to be rude, and … Continue reading No, period.
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Polite
Be mindful of what you get good at doing, because you'll end up doing it for the rest of your life. This can pertain to a particular set of vocational skills, or to how good you get at putting up with toxic behavior from others. The more you let others get away with treating you … Continue reading Polite
Gut check
If there was only one piece of advice I could give, it would be to learn to pay attention to your own instinct regarding any issue and person; to do a gut check if you will, and then to trust that instinct explicitly. If you don't trust your own instinct, then your self-respect starts to … Continue reading Gut check