Squiggly Careers #404 How to say yes, no and don't know
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Jun 18, 2024 Learn the challenges and benefits of saying yes, no, and I don't know in your career. Explore strategies for navigating these responses thoughtfully and confidently. Embrace curiosity and vulnerability to transition from uncertainty to understanding in various scenarios.
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Use No To Protect Priorities
- Say no when you end a week depleted and can't account for your work or when a priority needs focus.
- Use no to protect meaningful projects and progress toward goals.
Make Thoughtful 'Yes If' Conditions
- Use 'yes if' conditions to create thoughtful, practical yeses that set you up to succeed.
- Apply people, time, and priority conditions before agreeing to help.
Talk Yourself Into A Yes
- Use 'yes because' to nudge yourself toward beneficial but scary commitments by naming benefits.
- List explicit reasons like learning, connections, or alignment to get over inertia.