Break the Pattern of People Pleasing (Ft. Karen Ehman)

<p>Have you ever found yourself saying yes to one commitment after the other only to end up being burnt out and resentful?</p><p>Maybe you said yes because you’re a helper and you want to serve others or maybe you didn’t want to hurt someone’s feelings.</p><p>For many women, people-pleasing is at the root of over-commitment.</p><p>But as today’s guest says, “Every time you say yes to something you shouldn’t, you are saying no to something important.”</p><p>So how can we learn to navigate the tension between following God’s call to serve others and creating time for rest and other priorities?</p><p>You’re about to find out!</p><p>In this episode, Jordan talks with Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and author Karen Ehman about how to break the pattern of people-pleasing.</p><p>Get ready to take some notes and tune in to this episode to learn:</p><ul><li>Karen’s personal experience with people-pleasing and her experiment with saying no to extra commitments</li><li>How to discern what pleases God rather than what pleases  people</li><li>The problems with overserving or saying yes to too many commitments</li><li>Questions you can ask yourself to determine if you should say yes to a request</li><li>Why saying no or setting boundaries doesn’t make you selfish or a “bad Christian”</li><li>What it looks like to live out your own priorities rather than caving to the opinions and expectations of others</li><li>Practical tips for saying no to extra commitments</li></ul><p>Want to dig deeper? Find out more at <a href="www.karenehman.com" target="_blank">www.karenehman.com</a>.</p>