Carolina de Arriba

The space doesn't magically appear.

You create it by saying no to what doesn't matter.

And yes, it's uncomfortable.

People might be disappointed.

But you staying burnt out and resentful isn't serving anyone, starting with you.

So start with one thing, one meeting, one commitment, one obligation that you can release this week.

That's your space.

One thing that you can cancel this week will open up the space to work on the thing that you said you wanted to work because it's the most important thing to you.

Okay, the second question.

I know I need to have difficult conversations at work, but I keep putting it off.

How do I actually do it?

Okay, I'm guessing when you say difficult conversations at work, probably was something related with your career because that was the thing this month, but I don't want to assume.

So I'm going to tackle this one a little bit more generally.

You're not putting it off because you don't know how.

You're putting it off because you're scared.

And that is okay.

Hard conversations are scary.

But here's what I know.

The longer you wait, the harder it gets.

And the cost of not having the conversation is probably higher than you think.