You're saying yes to everything. You're the most reliable person on your team. You're working harder than anyone around you. And somehow, you're the one being taken for granted.
Sound familiar?
In this solo episode, I share a story from early in my career that I still think about to this day, a trip I gave up out of fear, to protect a job I ended up leaving anyway. I talk about what happened when my first daughter was born and I was traveling internationally every month, working late every night, and still not getting the recognition I thought all that effort would earn me.
I call it the Appreciation Paradox: the more you give without boundaries, the less you're valued.
In this episode, I get into:
- Why saying yes to everything signals that your time isn't valuable, not that you're dedicated
- The moment I realized working harder was actually hurting my career
- How to identify if you're a pleaser or an avoider (and what to do about it)
- The one simple question that can change everything when someone comes to you with something ”urgent”
- How to do a calendar audit and take back your time
- What my guest Rachael Edmondson-Clarke's story teaches us about what happens when you don't set boundaries
This is a companion episode to my conversation with Rachael. If you haven't listened to that one yet, the link is in the show notes.
If you've ever felt like no matter how hard you work, it's never enough, this one is for you.
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