Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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If you're a people pleaser or self-identified high achiever, how good are you at saying no? This is something that comes up all the time in my design leadership coaching practice and is the topic of this week's coaching reflection.

⏱️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️⏱️
00:00 Introduction
00:18 Trouble saying no
00:36 The no reframe
01:46 Completing the feedback loop
02:24 Saying no is being helpful
02:45 Outro

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