How a Simple “No” Helped Me Stop Making Myself a Victim
“I’m organizing XYZ, will you come?” – “No, I won’t.” I was recently invited to join a ‘cool’ activity on a Sunday. Sunday is family time, so I would only step away for very special occasions. My natural inclination was to answer “Unfortunately, I can’t.”, or “Sorry, that doesn’t fit.” With this answer I would […]
The Hidden Cost of Self-Judgement
Two days ago, I drove into Switzerland. After 30 minutes I got an SMS: “You have used roaming data worth €49, please let us know if you would like to continue using roaming data.” The old me from a few years ago would have done one thing: I would have judged myself for being so […]