Nat can you help me with this?
Nat can you help me with that?
Nat arrrgghhh! ?
Every time I put my head down at work someone would call my name.
Sound familiar?
It was my own fault!
I’d positioned myself as the go to person.
Ever keen to please and always putting others first…
And I couldn’t say no!
Which meant come 5pm everyone else was done and I stayed late or took work home with me.
It was exhausting, that constant loss of concentration on what I was doing lost me hours.
If I could tell my former self what I know now it would be –
* Instead of an immediate yes, respond with sure I’ll help I’ll just finish this then I’ll be over
* Show them how to do it – help them to help themselves!
* It’s ok to say no, politely of course
Learning these has really helped me to focus and more productive ?