You work overhours because you just don't know how to refuse when your boss asks you to take on this additional project
You feel constantly stressed and burnt out because everyone wants a piece of you
Your to-do list rules your life
So you can banish people-pleasing forever and feel confident in every relationship. If you're nodding your head to the points below, then this checklist is exactly what you need:
I followed all the rules, got a great job in investment banking, lived in a spacious apartment in Frankfurt, and drove my dream Audi. And yet, one morning, I woke up and realized I was utterly miserable and didn't know who I was. I was so busy following all the rules that I forgot to ask what I wanted.
Now, I live in a house in the countryside with my four-year-old daughter, and my life is a beautiful mix of working from my home office and spending precious moments with her, cooking together or playing in the woods. What it took to get here was to say no to what I no longer wanted so that I've room to say yes to what I actually want.