What Are You Not Saying YES to?

Let’s check in…have you put together a stress toolbox and have you been taking time to remember or even record something positive each day? If so I hope these things have impacted your daily lives in a very positive way. If not then what are you waiting for? Read my previous posts and get started today and see how much better you can feel. 

What I would like to share with you in this post is a few thoughts I recently had about missed opportunities.  The other night I was reminded of a movie that was released back in 2008 called The Yes Man featuring Jim Carrey. In this movie Jim Carrey plays the role of a man who leads a very mundane life doing the same thing day in and day out until he hears a self-help speaker talk about the power of saying “yes”. Jim Carrey’s character then decided to say yes to any opportunity that comes his way.  Through this decision he finds that saying yes has opened up so many experiences that he thought he would never have or would never even wish to have but enjoyed them anyway.

In our busy lives we are constantly told “it’s ok to say no” or “you should say no more often” and I agree that this is very important. Taking on too many tasks on our “to do” list can most of the time result in even more stress. But what if we learned to decipher between all of the “stuff” that comes our way? What if we learned to say no to the wrong stuff and yes to the right stuff? What could we be missing? Special time with family? Special time with friends? Learning a new skill? Taking up a hobby? Visiting a new city, state or even country? Think about how enriched your life could be by just saying “yes”. 

Here is my challenge for you today. Say “yes” to something old. Say “yes” to something new. The key is to just say “YES” and see where it takes you! It took me across the world to visit new countries and new cultures so where will it take YOU?

I would love to hear your “Yes Man” story. Comment on my blog or send me an email today and let me know how it works for you. My guess is you will have great stories to tell!

Until next time…