237 - The Art of the Strategic No

Stop Sabotaging Your Success · Sep 24, 2026 · 21m

Cindy Esliger explores how to tell the difference between paying our dues and getting stuck with dead-end work that does nothing to move our careers forward. Many talented professionals automatically accept the note-taking, coffee runs, meeting setup, and other busy work because being agreeable feels safer than pushing back. But simply working harder is rarely the answer. Cindy explains why our automatic yes can become a career blind spot and how learning to make more deliberate decisions about where we spend our time can help us move toward the strategic, visible work we actually want.

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