There are any number of men who have this problem, too. But when you say who's more likely (to say yes), it's more likely to be women.

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You become aware of people's feelings. You don't want someone to think you don't care. You don't want someone to think you're lazy.

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It will be someone in your inner circle, people you really care about. It's going to be something you have time for. It's going to be something you're not going to resent doing. It's going to be something you don't feel duped into doing. Just stop and analyze what's being said.

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We've had (no) drummed out of us.

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When you have the people-pleasing habit, it feels as if you have no control and no power over your life. Everybody else is running it. The PTA. The church. Your children. Your husband. Everyone's taking a little piece of you all the time. You leave no time for yourself.

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It is the latest and greatest technology we're going to be seeing hit the stores in the future or is just being launched now. Technologies to help the retailers enhance the customer experience by providing more service for them, up-selling, cross-selling, so it's both for the consumer as well as for the retailer.

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These people aren't thinking about you. What they are thinking about is who they can get to do this for them.

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In reality, the fallout is never as drastic as we think it is. People move on. Once you say no, people move on to find somebody else to do the deed for whatever they need done.

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Think about all the people who said no to you. You don't cross them off your list. You still respect or love them. And if they are grudge holders, do you want them in your life anyway?

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