The High Performance LIFE | Episode 147: The Hidden Cost of Compliance, Why Saying Yes Is The Biggest Risk of Your Life

Written By Sunita Sah

The Hidden Cost of Compliance, Why Saying Yes Is The Biggest Risk of Your Life

Key Takeaways

  • Why we’ve misunderstood the word defy

  • The hidden cost of always saying yes

  • Compliance vs. true consent

  • What “false defiance” looks like

  • The five elements of a true yes or no

  • How to teach kids (and ourselves) to say no without confrontation

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