How to Stop Being a People Pleaser Without Guilt (3 Easy Tips)

02 Oct 2025 • 5 min • EN
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✨ Welcome to Squiggly Shortcuts — a brand new series from the Squiggly Careers podcast, bringing you quick career tips in just 5 minutes, every Thursday. In this shortcut, Helen shares a practical idea to help you spot and stop people pleasing at work, so you can set boundaries, protect your time, and focus on what matters most. How To Stop Being A People Pleaser (3 Tips) Episode 499 ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Welcome to Squiggly Shortcuts 00:35 What is people pleasing? 01:09 Tip 1 - Find your pause statement 02:06 Tip 2 - Use "don't" rather than "can't" 03:45 Tip 3 - Practice your no-cabulary 05:10 A reminder for your week 🎯 What You’ll Learn - Why people pleasing can hold you back in your career - A simple shortcut to say no with confidence - How to create small shifts that protect your priorities 🦞 Pre-order Learn Like A Lobster: PRH US - https://bit.ly/3KxTeBn Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3KcRZaR For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers: 📩 Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ 📮 Get Squiggly Careers in Action in your inbox: https://bit.ly/SquigglyCareersInAction 📚 Read our books: The Squiggly Career and You Coach You: https://www.amazingif.com/books/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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