15/09/2026
Sometimes the problem isn’t that you have too much work.
It’s that you’ve said yes to too much in ways that don’t really work for you.
A deadline that’s too tight.
A client who takes more energy than expected.
Work creeping into every spare bit of the week.
Agreeing to something before you’ve actually checked your capacity.
One of the exercises I use with coaching clients is ‘Yes / No / Not Like This’.
And often, “not like this” is the most useful answer.
Because you don’t necessarily need to change everything. Sometimes you just need to change the terms of a few things.
Save this one for the next time work starts feeling a bit relentless.
