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Does this sentence make all the introvert

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that sells in your body cringe and make you want to disappear

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? Cause girl , me too . Hey

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there , fellow introvert on stage . This show

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is a safe space for the soft souls to learn

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, connect and master communication . I'm

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Olivia Lee and you're listening to Introvert

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on Stage . Let's

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say you planned on relaxing and doing some self-healing

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after a long week . To me

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that's cuddling with my puppy while binging

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my favorite show or reading a book . But

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then a friend calls and says they

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need you to babysit their kids for just 5

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hours because something suddenly came up . You

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know these kids and how crazy and

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loud they can be , so just the thought

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of being around them all by yourself stresses

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you out . But your friend continues

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to ask on the phone . Can you please

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help me out this one time ? I promise

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I won't ask again , but just one time

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. You're my friend and I really need your help

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, and no one else said they can Please

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. Does

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this sentence make all the introvert that sells

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in your body cringe and make you want to disappear ? Cause

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girl , me too . Maybe

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you just want to unwillingly say yes , despite

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how tired and frustrated you are , because

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you want to be there for your friend . Or

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if you go deeper , maybe

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it's because you don't want your friend to be mad at

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you or hate you . Or

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if you go even deeper , you

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may be thinking , if you say

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no now , when you need their help

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in the future , maybe she won't be

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there for you either because you said no

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this one time . I understand

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your struggle if you relate to the thought process

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above , because that's my thought

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process too the feeling

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of constantly putting others' needs before your

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own , of being overly friendly

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and saying yes all the time and regretting

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it , and the fear of being disliked

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or misunderstood . It's

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a pattern that many introverts fall into and

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it can be incredibly draining and frustrating

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. This conflict , although

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complicated , is solvable and

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the solution begins with the magic word

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no . First

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and foremost , I want you to recognize the power

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of no , because your kindness is

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a strength , not a weakness . But

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that also doesn't mean other people get

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to walk all over your boundaries . Saying

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no isn't rejecting the person

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. Saying no doesn't mean you don't like

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them . It simply means you can't

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or choose not to take on their project

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. Because , if you think about it , no matter how

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simple the favor is , it's still

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sacrificing your own needs and desires

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, and it helps to script

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out your no as well . It might sound

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silly and you might think it's overdoing it , but

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if you're like me and you often overthink

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how to say no and you end up saying yes

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because you don't know how to say no refusal

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, nicely , trust me , this helps . Here

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are a few scripts that you could use , especially

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in this particular example that I gave

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you before . Number one

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is for people who are more comfortable

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saying no . Number one I'd

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love to help , but I've had a long week

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and really need some downtime . As

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you can tell , you know this answer . You're

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being truly honest , you're not making

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up plans that you didn't have , but

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just simply to the point , you had a long

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week . You really need some downtime for yourself

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. Number two is

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for people who are still uncomfortable

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saying no and want to offer

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a solution . Number two thank you for

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thinking of me . Unfortunately

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, I already have plans , but I really

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hope you find someone who can help . Or you could

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also say I could ask around

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and see if anyone else can help . Or number

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three I wish I could help , but

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I already have plans . Let's catch up later

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. So , as you can tell , those are

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really simple answers , because

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it's also important to avoid over-exponation

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when we don't really have a good

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or clear reason to say no . We

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tend to go on and on about why

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we can't do something , but

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you don't owe anyone a lengthy justification

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, not to mention that makes you sound

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a little sus too . A

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simple and sincere reason is good

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enough . Being nice doesn't mean you have to

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constantly please everyone around you at

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the expense of your own happiness . You might

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not want to disappoint or hurt other people

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and end up saying yes to things you

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don't want to . I used to think this

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was how I get others to like me , but

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after many years of saying yes over

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and over and later disappointing them

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when I actually can't help , I

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realized that we simply cannot control

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how other people react . People might

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get disappointed , and that's okay

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. Your well-being is as important as

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anyone else's , and those who genuinely

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care will understand . Remember

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that setting boundaries is not a selfish

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act . Think of yourself as a beautiful

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yet fragile wildflower . If

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you build a boundary around you now

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, you're in a flower garden and people know

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not to step inside At least those

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would common sense in courtasy . But

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if you're simply a wildflower in the

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wild with no boundary , no fences

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, nothing , people don't know how

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close they're allowed to get to you so they might

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end up stepping on you , plucking you

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or , even worse , it on you

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. Haha , jk . Saying

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no is an act of self-care and self-respect

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, because behind every yes are sacrifices

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you make for yourself , whether it's your time

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, energy or money . By setting

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boundaries , you're acknowledging your

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own needs and limitations and

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you actually earn more respect from other

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people as someone who knows

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how to put yourself first . Not

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setting your boundaries and getting frustrated

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is like not having a

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door and getting mad that people don't

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knock . Ooh , I really like that

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you have to tell them where the

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door is and that to get in , they

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have to respectfully knock and wait

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for an answer . If not , they

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get kicked out . If you want to be kind to

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others , you must know how to be kind to yourself

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first . As cliche as it

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sounds , it's true . Take

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the time to recharge and engage in

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activities that bring you joy and

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peace . As an introvert , solitude

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is our source of strength and renewal

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. Embrace it and use it to nourish

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your soul . Taking care of yourself gives

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you more energy and capacity to give

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to those who really mean more to

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you and who you love more authentically

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. Personal growth and self-discovery

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take time . It's a journey and

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there will be ups and downs , so

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be patient with yourself and celebrate

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every step you take towards finding

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your own voice and being true to who

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you are , instead of thinking . I

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wish I could stop caring so much about

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what others think . Embrace your

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introverted nature as a gift and

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try thinking instead . I

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have a kind heart that makes me care

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about how others think , which allows me

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to connect with other people on a deeper

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level . To all the frustrated

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introverts out there , know that you

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are not alone . Your struggles

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are so valid , but saying

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no is also an essential skill

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that can be learned to prevent burn-out

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and over-commitment . It's okay to

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prioritize your mental well-being , and

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saying no will also clearly

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indicate who

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your real friends are . Thank

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you for having me in your ear . Your time

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and presence are truly appreciated . I

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hope you enjoyed today's episode and we'll

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be back again next Tuesday on Introvert

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on Stage . Bye-bye .