There will be people who judge what you do with your life, whether that's something as small as saying no to a dinner party invite or as big as leaving your job to take risk on something completely different.

So what if you just let that go and gave yourself permission to be judged by them?

What if you listened to your own knowing and made decisions based on what you know in your core is right for you, instead of decisions based on the fear of what other people might think?

“How did you find the motivation to start saying no?” The answer to this one came to me immediately: I didn't want to keep dealing with the consequences of saying yes FAR too often. I didn't want to be tired the rest of my life. I didn't want to be resentful for taking on work that paid me less than I was worth. That was my initial motivation. I wanted to get rid of the consequences of over-yessing. Over time, though, the motivation started to include what I DESIRED from saying no. Because there are SO MANY benefits of saying no.

Well, it happened again. The lesson the universe keeps teaching me over and over and over - SAY. NO. MORE. OFTEN. I know I’m not alone here, which I why I created The Ultimate Guide To Saying No At Work. It will give you actionable steps to set boundaries, renegotiate your workload, and decline meetings so you have greater space in your life.

You're probably burned out right now. I don't know how you couldn't be feeling it at least a little - the last year and a half has been EXHAUSTING. And, let's face it, you were probably burned out before 2020. Now it's at a whole other level. This is why I decided to create this three part video series on the Three Steps To Recover From Burnout.

Just in the last few weeks I've had several conversations with women at different events and books clubs reading my book about setting boundaries and saying no. A lot of the discussions have focused on two big questions: Are you even allowed to say no at work? If so - HOW DO YOU DO IT?!?

I've been hesitant to share this story because it involves losing weight. There's so much pressure on women to lose weight and have the perfect body and it makes me so angry that I don’t want to focus on it. But I'm doing it today for a very specific reason -- losing weight taught me the unbelievable power (and joy!) that comes with saying no.

We've gone through so much uncertainty for so long that we're all searching for places we can have control. Perfecting and overdoing is one way to do that. But there's another way to gain control: SAYING NO and DOING LESS.

After getting shingles at age 30, I knew I had to set better boundaries. It's been a learning process and I haven't always been 100% great, but here are the three key steps that have helped me to get WAY better at setting boundaries so that I'm not stressed, overwhelmed, and sick - and have more time for the things in my life that matter.

Yesterday I got a message from someone who just finished reading my book, An Overachiever's Guide To Breaking The Rules: How To Let Go Of Perfect and Live Your Truth that said: "I'm living more abundantly and at a MUCH slower pace AND no one has criticized me like I thought they would for not being Johnny on the spot with work or schedules."