The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin

People Pleasing and the Misuse of Your Strengths

November 16, 2021 Jill Griffin Season 1 Episode 39
The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin
People Pleasing and the Misuse of Your Strengths
Show Notes

It’s human nature to want to please and be of service to others and it can be helpful for your career advancement and make you a star employee. But people-pleasing is when you have an unhealthy need to put others' needs before your own--the result is manipulation and a lot of stress. In this episode we’ll discuss:  

  • Where people pleasing comes from
  • Why people pleasing is compulsive, manipulative and stressful
  • The two styles of people pleasing
  • How to spot your own people pleasing
  • How the misuse of your strengths can lead to people pleasing
  • Get clear on the negative impact people pleasing does to your career
  • Tips on how to stop people pleasing 


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