Comments on: Balance Your Needs and Responding to Requests http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/ "Stand on the Shoulders of Giants." ... Insights and Actions for Getting Results Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:22:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sources of Insight » Blog Archive » Escalating Up the Hierarchy http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/comment-page-1/#comment-1731 Sources of Insight » Blog Archive » Escalating Up the Hierarchy Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:41:00 +0000 http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/#comment-1731 [...] Balance Your Needs and Responding to Requests [...] [...] Balance Your Needs and Responding to Requests [...]

]]> By: On Simplicity » Blog Archive » Weekly Links http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 On Simplicity » Blog Archive » Weekly Links Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:09:10 +0000 http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/#comment-1042 [...] few weeks. I really enjoyed his take on what to do when a Colleague Won’t Help, as well as Balancing Your Needs and Responding to Requests. The Nature vs. Nature debate is also one of the most interesting things J.D. has touched [...] [...] few weeks. I really enjoyed his take on what to do when a Colleague Won’t Help, as well as Balancing Your Needs and Responding to Requests. The Nature vs. Nature debate is also one of the most interesting things J.D. has touched [...]

]]> By: Harmony/ THINK TUB Business Blog http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Harmony/ THINK TUB Business Blog Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:27:42 +0000 http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/#comment-1015 The balance is in the intention to honor each moment. Many times the moment I am in finds me alone and with my puppy. That moment offers me solace and self care. At other times, I find myself engaged with others, and if I did the self nuture moments well, there is almost always love and energy to spare. What is that saying on the airlines? "Apply the oxegen mask to yourself, BEFORE you help your child or someone else." The balance is in the intention to honor each moment. Many times the moment I am in finds me alone and with my puppy. That moment offers me solace and self care. At other times, I find myself engaged with others, and if I did the self nuture moments well, there is almost always love and energy to spare.
What is that saying on the airlines? “Apply the oxegen mask to yourself, BEFORE you help your child or someone else.”

]]> By: JD http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 JD Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:29:46 +0000 http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/#comment-1014 @Sara - that's a crisp way to put it ... negative consequences for yourself and the requestor. @Sara – that’s a crisp way to put it … negative consequences for yourself and the requestor.

]]> By: Sara at On Simplicity http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 Sara at On Simplicity Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:54:42 +0000 http://sourcesofinsight.com/2008/10/09/balance-your-needs-and-responding-to-requests/#comment-1013 This is similar to something Avani Mehta touched on: saying no. I liked that she tied it to integrity (don't take on so much that you can't follow through), and that seems to be an underlying point here. I certainly like the sentiment that I'm the one who knows my schedule best. For me, having the confidence to say no without guilt comes from knowing that saying yes would have negative consequences for both myself and the requestor. This is similar to something Avani Mehta touched on: saying no. I liked that she tied it to integrity (don’t take on so much that you can’t follow through), and that seems to be an underlying point here.

I certainly like the sentiment that I’m the one who knows my schedule best. For me, having the confidence to say no without guilt comes from knowing that saying yes would have negative consequences for both myself and the requestor.

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