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The Cost of "Yes": How People-Pleasing is Quietly Stalling Your Career Growth
Have you ever looked at your calendar, packed to the brim with back-to-back meetings and administrative tasks, and wondered why you feel so far away from your biggest professional goals?
As a coach, I see this exact scenario play out every week with brilliant, high-achieving professionals. You want to prove your value, so you say yes to every committee, every extra project, and every "quick favor" a colleague asks of you.
But here is the hard truth: saying "yes" to low-value tasks leaves zero energy for high-impact leadership opportunities.
The Impossible Baseline: Why We Feel Like We’re Never Doing Enough (And How to Stop)
As a life coach for women, I hear the exact same phrase inside my practice every single week. It doesn't matter if I’m speaking to a Fortune 500 executive, a stay-at-home mother, an artist, or an entrepreneur. At some point, the masks come off, the exhaustion sets in, and they whisper:
“I just feel like I’m not doing enough. I feel like I am not enough.”