Here's a hard truth.
If you don't advocate for yourself, nobody will.
And if you don't assert your needs, let's face it, you will get walked over every single time.
At the end of today's episode, you're not going to have to worry about it.
We're talking how to stand up for yourself.
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The first thing to know about standing up for yourself is knowing when to do it.
Because number one, not everybody's worth getting out of your chair for.
It is a know your worth mentality.
And we're going to talk exactly where you need to go in your mind leading up to these conversations.
Number two, get rid of the verbal disclaimers.
These are little statements you say before you say what you need to say.
Like, hey, I'm sorry, but I just feel like maybe we're going to talk about getting rid of those and how to do it.
Number three, stop justifying the no's.
Stop having to feel like you need to explain yourself on and on just because you turn somebody down.
When you do that, it takes away slowly from your self confidence, and I don't want to see that.
Now, maybe nobody's told you this, but just because somebody has said something does not mean that it requires a response from you.