I Used to Suppose I Was an Introvert
Considering I used to be an introvert was my excuse that justified my must be in management … and management is an phantasm. Let me clarify…
A number of years in the past I had satisfied myself that it was “accountable” for me to say NO to all issues… I cancelled and turned down invitations from associates, from enterprise connections, from mentors…. Why? So I may get extra accomplished on my to do record?!?! (Btw “to do record” by no means ever finish. They’re by no means accomplished and so they all the time develop)
I used to be a tough NO to invitations.
Time to speak?
To have enjoyable?
To fulfill new epic folks?
To trip?
To go to a celebration?
Nope.
“Who has time for that?!” I’d suppose.
I had extra “necessary” issues to do.
I used to be being “productive” and I weirdly believed that saying sure was a weak spot. Jeepers as I write this I understand how ridiculous that sounds.
I believed saying YES was a distraction. I believed that if I might say no to extra , that I might get extra accomplished. Hey isn’t that what the productiveness coaches say? I even satisfied myself I used to be an Introvert. Ummmmm nope. That was my CONTROL.
I’m not an introvert.
And connection, new experiences, new folks, new enjoyable, new adventures…. they permit me to really LIVE, to develop, to develop and to create new concepts.
Yesterday was day 26 of my 30 day growth problem and… I’ve been the alternative. I’ve been a CONSISTENT HECK YES to so many experiences the final 26 days and I’ve had extra enjoyable, extra progress, extra significant connections, memorable experiences and enterprise progress than I’ve had within the final a number of years due to it. Staying head down on my to do record and controlling my time would have by no means introduced me to this.
And yesterday was one other instance of why growth is so dang necessary. I mentioned YES to an invitation that my busy calendar screamed at me to say no to.
Glad I didn’t pay attention. Reconnected with some superb people, met some new associates, discovered some new awarenesses and laughed a LOT.
On our final dying breath sooner or later we gained’t suppose “dang I want I had mentioned no to extra and gotten extra accomplished” However we are going to remorse not absolutely residing.
And sure that’s spaghetti and tape in my hair- that’s a narrative for later.
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