So many learnings in this first month of having struck out on my own. I think the biggest that I'II share here, is getting clear on what I say "yes" to. I've had the pleasure of working with my friend, Dan Kowalski, as he prepares to launch W.I.S.E. Choices at Work, his book on decision-making. 

In particular, I've found his chapter, Wow! We have LOTS of options, now what? which talks about leveraging Must-have and Want-to-have criteria, incredibly helpful. This framework has helped me stop saying "yes" out of a sense of obligation or guilt which has opened up time for things I really wanted to say, "yes" to.

What have I done this past month?

 - Worked with The Holdsworth Center to bring Core Leadership Institute's purpose model to their District Leadership Program

 - Facilitated a session for the AHA (American Hospital, Association NextGen Leaders Program's closing ceremony on behalf of SurePeople

 - Framed out and began writing my book

 - Worked with my amazing coaching clients

 - On top of this, I've been reconnecting with friends and spending more time with Tony and Anthony.

What are some of the things on the horizon that I'm looking forward to?

 - Facilitating an Executive Team Retreat that begins to see them aligning on the organizational goals and acting more collaboratively in how they accomplish these goals

 - Co-facilitating Core Leadership Institute's Purpose Program for the Teton Leadership Center community. 

I am grateful to have a process that helps make it easier to discern which opportunities I should say "no" or "not me" to, so that I can say "yes" to amazing opportunities such as these.

I'd love to hear from you how you determine what to say "yes" to and what to say "no" or "not me" to.

What happens when you say yes to something you should have said no to?