{"id":8223,"date":"2024-03-24T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=8223"},"modified":"2024-03-24T21:33:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T21:33:41","slug":"podcast-episode-103-saying-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=8223","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 103 &#8211; Saying No"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-14757434\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1078751\/14757434-saying-no.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-14757434&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to another episode of the Testing Peers podcast. Beth Marshall joins Chris, David and Russell to discuss the topic of saying no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris starts with the banter, asking the peers which films they have turned off or left the cinema because they were rubbish, various films mentioned, although the northerners on the recording seem to never walk out on anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the main topic, the discussion around what we&#8217;ve said no to in the work\/community environment, from not doing talks or taking on too much extra curricular activities and putting yourself first. Getting overwhelmed is never a good thing to allow happen too often and knowing your limits should be seen as a positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key message here is that it is OK to not say yes to everything asked of you. 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