Did the military amplify your already “people pleasing tendencies”?& by that I mean, were you afraid to say no to leadership or to others you worked with?

It is taboo in the military to do so because those relationships carry a lot of weight and you don’t want to be “that guy.” 

Your relationship with leaders had a lot riding on it:

• Watch/ post schedules
• Promotions/advancements
• Current work roles

These may all have been dependent on how well you were liked. This could have led to people pleasing or being a ‘yes man’. 

People pleasing and not setting boundaries with work is something we need to leave behind when we get out of the military.. I know it isn’t that simple!

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