BUZZING· 77%25m·2026-09-01·Self DevelopmentYou Need to Disappoint More People
Disappointing people does not make you a bad person. But if you are always trying to manage everyone else's expectations, you will eventually lose sight of your own. In this episode, I break down how to say no without carrying the weight of someone else's reaction, why the feeling after the no is often harder than the…
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“I think this advice is great for boundary‑setting, but it really needs an important caveat. Disappoint people when the cost is your wellbeing, not when the cost is their safety, stability, or fair expectations. There’s a real danger in blur…”
“I was raised to be a people pleaser no matter what. It took 45 years to change my thinking.”
“Note to self... • I am allowed to disappoint people. • I am not responsible for how they react. • Other people's disappointment is not my burden to carry. • I believe that they are emotionally resilient to handle their disappointment.”
“After multiple decades of dancing to someone else's tune...time to stop their music and write my own songs.”
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