![]() There seems to be a lot of confusion about whether to say yes to something or not. It can be time consuming, not to mention mentally consuming, too. Saying yes when you have no real interest can be all consuming habit. It can also develop into a habit of saying yes to things simply because you’ve gotten used to saying it. I might get in the way of what you are really trying to achieve. On the other hand, if you already have a full plate and know what it is you want to do (and not want to do), then saying yes might be a hindrance. It can be a way to take life into your own hands and ‘seize the moment’. It may also open the doors to new opportunities. This might be a good way of looking at things if you tend to be introverted and are looking to expand your life experiences and social habits.īeing a ‘Yes Person’ might help if you are trying to shift from spending a lot of time on your own to wanting to connect more with other people. (This is the idea that Yes Man with Jim Carrey follows.) The concept is that you say yes to whatever you are invited to in order to have new experiences and do things you normally might have said no to. In some cases it has become ‘fashionable’ to be a Yes Man or a Yes Woman. We need to be careful about what we fill our time with and what we agree to. We may not always love options we have but at least there is always an option. However, for most things in life, we have a choice. Paying bills and paying our taxes, for example, are things we may not want to say yes to. Yes, admittedly, there are some things that we don’t always have a choice about. This means also thinking about what we don’t want to do. Trying to sort out our lives means we need to think about what we want to do. While we always have the choice to say yes to things in life, we need to make sure that we say yes to what actually aligns with our beliefs and visions and not just because it pleases others. ![]() They simply focus on the fact that it will please someone else.Ī Yes Person also has a tendency to agree with other people’s opinions instead of sticking up for their own views. Instead, they make their decision based on what they think is expected of them. They tend not to make the decision of saying yes because they actually want to. They have a tendency to say yes to everything because it is what others want them to do. This makes us ask the question, ‘Is it bad to say yes?’ What does it mean to be a Yes Man or a Yes Woman?Ī Yes Man or Yes Woman is considered someone that usually says yes when something is asked of them. It can tie you into doing things you might not want to do. ![]() Saying yes to something can make you open to new possibilities, new opportunities and new experiences.Īt the same time, saying yes can also be limiting. The word YES can have such a big impact on our lives.
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