We tend to over commit. Say yes to things because it feels bad to say no. We just try to squeeze everything in to make people happy, putting our own needs on the back burner. It can be difficult to decide where our responsibilities lie, and everything begins to feels as though it's a requirement. Instead of jumping in with both barrels, is it possible to move to a position of balancing our priorities with our demands ? Three questions that we can ask ourselves before we say

We speak a lot about the skill of being able to say no. That 'no is a complete sentence.' That we are within our right to not always have to say yes to someone's request. There is no doubt that to a people pleaser, this is a skill that takes time, effort and convincing. Yet what about the idea of respecting no? In the book "Choosing Civility" by P.M. Forni , he talks about the importance of being able to respect even a subtle no: "Someone has turned down your request or i

There are five areas of our life that help contribute to our overall level of satisfaction; our work, our intimate/family relationships, our spiritual life, our sense of self and our social life. If we are able to achieve a good sense of balance, and feel as though these areas are for the most part in our control, we feel more secure in our sense of well-being. There are times however, when we feel out of balance and perhaps one or two of the areas are not in our control as

When we think about our sense of psychological well-being, what often comes to mind is how we rate the general satisfaction of our lives. How good do we feel about our lives in general? How content are we? If we sat and thought about the elements that contribute to either a valued sense of well-being or a poor one, we would most likely come up with many factors such as the strength of our support system, our job satisfaction, our financial state, the condition of our health