how are you with personal boundaries do you find it hard or uncomfortable to say no to people saying yes to things may bring us opportunities but it may also lead to difficult and even painful situations that could be avoided if we are capable of saying no and know how to say it so here are five signs you should definitely say no number one your body feels fatigued it is almost instinctual to say yes to anything asked of us when we are at work we want to say yes to any task given to us when we
are with our families we say yes to every single favor asked denying our feelings is easy to do but our bodies will tell us the truth according to the World Health Organization the stress that people gain from long hours and being overloaded by tasks at work contribute to the increasing number of health problems workers experience like getting sick more often and eventually quitting their jobs so when our body tells us to say no then we should listen to it number two your quality of work work is declining they say it's better to let the work
speak for itself so when your work is not the way it used to be maybe it's time to assess your commitments when we say yes to things that exceed our capacity or try hard to stay on top of all our responsibilities the quality of our work may also suffer in any situation quality is always better than quantity number three you have no time for far more important things do you find it difficult to find time to attend important life events time management is a valuable skill however according to Stephen Covey in his book The Seven
Habits of Highly Effective People we can't manage our time only ourselves knowing our priorities will help us at our firm boundaries saying yes to fleeting and random things is saying no to the moments that actually matter number four you're losing your motivation have you experienced saying yes to things that ended up feeling too much according to the drive theory of Innovation we are motivated to do things because it satisfies our needs eases tension in our body and keeps everything in Balance but when we commit too much our body's balance is affected and our motivation to
do things wanes number five you're losing your sense of self we often say yes because we want to impress people or achieve something but none of this matters when we compromise who we are as new opportunities or relationships arise we work hard to prove ourselves however when it gets to the point of losing ourselves for their sake then we should start to say no there is no opportunity or relationship worth pursuing when you lose your relationship with yourself saying no may lead to losing these opportunities but it is saying yes to yourself it may be
tempting to say yes to every single opportunity or request but the major yes should be to yourself and your priorities so remember sometimes saying no is the best yes you can give yourself can you relate to any of these points let us know in the comments below also feel free to share this video with others who might benefit from it as always the references used are listed in the description box below until next time friends take care and subscribe to psych2go for more great content thanks for watching
