In a world where “yes” often seems like the fastest way to climb the career ladder and finally land your dream role, there’s an undervalued power in saying “no.” The idea that saying “no,”... The post Why Embracing Saying “No” in Your Career (and Life) is a Good Choice appeared first on Ms. Career

In the premiere episode of her podcast Wiser than Me, Emmy award winning actress Julia Louis-Dreyfuss interviewed 85-year-old actress-fitness expert-activist Jane Fonda. The podcast is based on the premise that we can learn a... The post The Power of Saying NO: Take Charge of Your Life appeared

I call bullshit on this new wave of “women have a hard time saying no” trope that we have seen on the rise in advice targeting women over the last ten to fifteen years. Many women are wired to say “yes.” (2014) For many women, “no” is a foreign word on the tongue. (2021) Prior to 2010, if you were

Historically, I’ve always been a yes woman. I’ve said yes to a year abroad in Provence aged 19, yes to living in Madrid and Santiago in my 20s, yes to risk-taking, challenge and a life of new adventures that always promises more. And yet, it was only when I started my own business in my early 30s

When we’re at work, we usually want to please people and help out our colleagues as best we can in order to make a good impression. That means that even when helping others starts to have a negative impact on our own work and happiness, it can be difficult to say no. It might seem awkward at first,