Want to get ahead? Say no to good offers
It can be damaging to say “yes” to too much that isn’t great and failing to set anything that looks remotely like a boundary.
I used to be a “yes” woman. As a young and eager consumer psychologist working in an advertising agency, I said “yes” to every project that came my way. I volunteered for committees, took on extra projects, and constantly stayed late and worked weekends to check tasks off my to-do list that never seemed to end.
Subscribe to gift this article
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Introducing your Newsfeed
Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.
Find out moreRead More
Latest In Careers
Fetching latest articles