You know *that thing* when you get totally caught off guard by a request and don't know how to say "No", so you say, "Um, yeah, sure. Totally"? Or how 'bout this one: You know you need to address something with your bestie by you keep thinking, "Am I overreacting? Am I being dramatic? I feel like I should say something, but I'm so nervous!" Or maybe your boss walks into your office and asks for another report to be completed and instead of saying "I don't think I can add one more thing to my plate", you just verbally list out a litany of things that you have to accomplish, hoping that she'll magically get your drift.
Real talk. No one teaches us how to articulate our thoughts, feelings, needs, and opinions in an effective manner. We stumble around thinking we can't ever let anyone down and god forbid we actually say "No"! So we learn to "sweep things under the rug" and tell ourselves that it's not that serious until we erupt like a god-damned volcano.
If you're sick of this rat race, but still don't know #WTF to say, then prepare to burn a hole in this episode. I go off about nine, easy-to-implement communication hacks that will have you speaking up for yourself and feeling damn good about it. Get your pen and paper ready because this is your new bible.
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