Tough Love Self-Care Challenge - Step Four

Mar 08, 2025

Step Four: Saying Yes

🎉 Believe it or not, you’re HALFWAY through TLSCC! Time flies when you’re having fun and kicking ass, eh?

This step is simple, and hopefully, easy.

What We’re Doing This Step

Go through your Master List and identify the things you will be saying YES to. These are the tasks, commitments, and choices you’re opting into—whether because you have to or because you want to.

There will be items on your Master List that you determine to be NO's. Don't worry about those right now. Only look for YES items. We will deal with NO in two days.

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