Lewis Howes

And there's ways to go about this.

You can still be a loving, kind, compassionate human being and communicate in a different way.

but you might have to be willing to risk this, you know, fear in your heart and your stomach and your throat thinking, ah, what are they gonna think about me?

Well, some people aren't gonna like it.

Some people are gonna say, good for you.

Good for you for stepping up and taking back your time.

And other people are gonna be frustrated and they're gonna try to use it against you and say, you're not being a good friend.

And you're not, you've changed.

You're not the person I could count on once before.

Don't buy into their manipulation.

Don't buy into their guilt tripping.

That is not a high quality that you want to have in a relationship with someone.

You want to say, hey, listen, I've been doing this for a long time.

I still want to show up for you, but I need to take back my time and my energy at times.

And I just can't commit to this right now.

And again, for a season of life, I needed to say yes to everyone.

When you're struggling, when you've got no career, when you've got no money, when you've got no contacts, no network,

Like that's how I built my business by saying yes to everyone for a couple of years.

But then I kept doing it and I overextended myself for too long after that.

So know what season you're in.