BUZZING· 74%24m·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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