Take a moment to think back to your own childhood – what would you say was your most common phrase?
Would you like to put your shoes on? NO!
Eat your peas… NO!
Time to go to bed… NO!
do you see a theme here?
Now, flick back to your life as an adult and think about all the times you have actively said no to something – you’re struggling, right?
You’re not alone in feeling this way – in fact, as adults, it seems that we often compromise things that really matter to us, saying ‘yes’ and agreeing even when we know that this isn’t the right thing to do to make us happy.
Only, why does such a small word have so much power?
Making us feel a