Business Basics: Are You a People Pleaser?

Circa 1988

​​I'm a recovering people pleaser. For the first 30 years of my life, it was part of everything I did. Every relationship, every job and every time I said yes to anything my motivation was to please. I was a shy and sensitive child by nature and my personality disposition made it very easy to slot into the pleaser role. The age of 8 is when I can remember making conscious choices to 'not rock the boat' and 'keep the peace'. I have an older brother who made my parents life very difficult during his teen years. Being 5 years younger than him, I sought give my parents peace by never causing problems, keeping quiet and by not being emotional or dramatic. Societal expectations about women compounded this in me.

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