Tag: personal growth

I Failed at Adulthood Last Tuesday Look, I'm gonna be honest. I failed at being an adult last Tuesday. It wasn't pretty. It started with a forgotten appointment (which, honestly, who am I kidding? I...

I'm Basically a People-Pleaser Look, I'll be honest. I'm a yes-person. Always have been. It's my biggest flaw, honestly. Last Tuesday, I found myself at some random event in a stuffy room above a hawker...

My Closet, My Therapist Look, I'm gonna level with you. My closet was a disaster. We're talking clothes from 2008 still hanging there, tags still on, like I was some kinda museum curator of my...

Look, I'm Not a Monster Okay, so let's talk about this. The art of saying no. I used to think I was some kinda saint, you know? Always saying yes to everything. Then, last Tuesday,...

Look, I'm Not a Monster Okay, so let's talk about this. The art of saying no. I used to think I was some kinda saint, you know? Always saying yes to everything. Then, last Tuesday,...

I’m a People-Pleaser. Here’s How I’m Learning to Stop. Look, I’m gonna be honest here. I’m a yes-person. Always have been. It’s a problem. A big one. And it’s taken me 47 years to realize...

The Wake-Up Call It was 11:30pm on a Tuesday, and I was knee-deep in spreadsheets. Again. My colleague, let's call him Marcus, had just sent me an email about a project due the next day....

Look, I'm Terrible at Saying No Let's be honest here. I'm basically the worst at saying no. It's not even that I'm a people pleaser, I just... I don't know. I panic? I think maybe...

I’m 47, and I Still Don’t Have My Life Together Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m a senior editor at a major publication, and my apartment looks like a tornado hit it. There...

Why I Hate the Word 'Adulting' Look, let's get one thing straight. I hate the word 'adulting.' It's this weird, self-deprecating term that's supposed to make us feel better about the fact that we're bad...