Being a Yes Person

Not all Yes-es end up as successes but there’s no better way to have a very interesting life.

Hi, My name is Laura Fink and I am yes person. I have been a yes person for as long as I can remember and It has been a very interesting journey.

Being a yes person means you fail a lot. When you say yes to things you often say no to staying the same. You can often tell if you are a yes person by remembering what you told yourself the last time you said yes to something big and/or scary. Were you thinking something like “OMG I can’t believe I’m doing this?” and “How do I always end up doing these crazy things?” If that sounds like something you say to yourself often, you just might be a yes person.

Let’s be honest. No one likes to fail and I’m not always particularly graceful when I fall down. When I’m not smack dab in the middle of a large failure, my attitude is bright and cheery. I think to myself things like, “Wow, If I hadn’t tried to do that I would never have known ________  about myself”. When I’m in the middle of a fail I feel like “What the heck am I doing here again?” “Do I just have it in for myself?” “When will I learn?”

When I was in my younger days of coaching, I remember facing failure and expecting to be forgiven by the people that were helping me. I also remember the shock of not being forgiven for self sabotage and being like “What, you aren’t buying my story?” It was a bit of a rude awakening to not be hugged the second I fell down. It was a totally alien experience. I could tell they cared and wanted the best for me but they were also not feeding the emotional child in me that was causing all the chaos. It ended up being a very good experience for me but It certainly did not feel so great at the time.

At this point in time, I have evolved so many times and said yes to so many things I wonder If I can keep this pace up forever or not. What I find is that currently, I attract a certain type of client that I really enjoy. I attract go getters and those that really want to explore themselves. These people have often done so much they are now considering big life changes which usually are in the relationship and professional areas of their lives.

If you are a yes person and find that you have lived what seems like multiple lives compared to those around you I think we should definitely sit down and chat. Are you ready to say yes to that? Are you a Yes person?