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Want to get ahead? Say no to good offers

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.

Amantha Imber

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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.

It’s OK to say no to requests that fall outside your core roles and responsibilities. Getty

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