Recently I have started working out with my co-worker and boss at work. We come in an hour early and workout before getting started. I actually have come to look forward to these days. We currently do it three days a week. Last week my boss mentioned us getting gym memberships. I immediately started to find reasons why it wouldn’t work for me. I don’t have the money was the number one thing. As I was driving on my route I started thinking about how quick I was to say no. I didn’t even consider ways to figure out a solution to my problem . I just said no.
The very fact that I just automatically said no annoyed me. It made me realize that I am always saying no to things that are outside of my comfort zone or to things that I feel will require me to rearrange my schedule. I am so comfortable with just the ordinary things that I shut down any opportunity to do those things that push me to do more. Thinking about that no made me wonder how many other opportunities I have let go by because I just automatically said no. How many opportunities did I miss to connect with people or to make money? I have to learn to say yes sometimes and figure things out.
I am so used to putting myself last that I just don’t really know how to say yes too often. I mean I know how to say it occasionally but it’s very rare or I just overthink it so much that I shut down. I am definitely getting better but I plan on working harder to say yes more instead of totally shutting down any opportunities that come my way. Saying no constantly won’t get me where I want to be. So I am going to try my best to yes more and not overthink everything. I have to realize it’s okay to say yes and not know where it’s going to end up. It’s okay to give myself permission to just enjoy life.
