Lessons during the Year of YES

This year has been my best and yet my worst - It started with my motto being “the year of yes”. Saying yes to opportunities that came my way, yes to going to events and education. Yes to talking to new people and expanding my social group, both personally and professionally. But... what this year has turned into is a year of saying yes to ME.

Choosing myself over anything else has grown me as a person on levels never ever imagined.

Has it been easy? Not even a little bit.

Saying yes to myself has made me say no to so many things. No to toxic people in my life, no to things that don’t help me grow, no to trips and events, no to opportunities that would have hindered my mental health, even if they could have been good for my business. No to things I used to think would bring me joy, but we’re honestly just band-aids to life. Saying no could seem to be the motto for the year from my old point of view, but saying yes to myself has become the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done.