MAJID DABBOUS
I said 'Yes' when
I should've said 'No'...
I said 'Yes' when I should've said 'No'...
It was June 2020.
I got a call from a principal for a new project that was gona start.
They wanted me to be part of the team.
And from the first briefing I got, it seemed like a 'stinkyyy' project.
It didn't feel right, like a storm just waiting to happen.
Do I take it or not?
Every part of me was screaming "NO!".
Yet, I had doubts and fears like:
"What will they say?"
"But I want a promotion"
"I'll disappoint some senior people"
"I don't want this to reflect badly on me"
So I said yes.
And the following 2 months were just a complete misery.
Chaos left, right and center...
Forcing myself out of bed every morning...
I said yes when I should've said no.
That was one of my biggest learnings during my 6 years in consulting.
I said yes to the partner, to the principal, to the manager.
Yet I said no to myself.
I chose outward success over self-care...
Never again!
Now, over to you.
Who are you saying yes to?
And who are you saying no to?
PS: Here's what 'Self-Care' looks like to me.
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