Coaching practices for How to Stop Being a People Pleaser Book

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• I catch myself nodding and saying "sure, whatever works" when inside I completely disagree
• I’m so used to managing how I come across that I’m not even sure people know the real me
• I’m the one who always gives in
• Someone being displeased with me doesn’t just sting, it feels like a threat to who I am, so I soften and cave to keep them happy
• I keep telling myself that staying quiet is the kind thing to do, but the problem I’m not naming just keeps growing, and one day it’s going to cost this person far more than a hard conversation would have

Practices that may help

1. Correct placating by surfacing your real position
   When you’ve agreed to avoid conflict, go back and name what you actually think.
   The Satir Model
2. Cultivate authenticity
   Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and show up as who you actually are.
   The Gifts of Imperfection, Made Practical
3. Accommodate relationships — but not at the cost of important interests
   Accommodating is appropriate when you were wrong, the issue is trivial, or preserving the relationship outweighs your stake in the outcome.
   The Thomas–Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI)
4. Practice tolerating disapproval
   Deliberately make a small choice you believe in that you know someone won’t like — and stay with the discomfort.
   Self-Authorship: Moving From the Socialized to the Self-Authored Mind
5. Escape ruinous empathy
   The most common feedback failure: being so nice you’re useless.
   Radical Candor, Made Practical
6. Accommodating (cooperative, unassertive)
   Yield to the other’s needs when the issue matters far more to them than to you.
   The Five Conflict-Resolution Styles
7. FAST: maintaining self-respect in difficult interactions
   Fair, no Apologies, Stick to values, Truthful — the self-respect compass for high-pressure conversations.
   DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness: Getting What You Need Without Destroying the Relationship
8. Let go of perfectionism
   See perfectionism as a shield against judgment, not a path to excellence — and set it down.
   The Gifts of Imperfection, Made Practical
9. Write and commit to a standing not-to-do list
   Turn elimination candidates into an explicit, reviewed list of permanent refusals.
   The Not-To-Do List
10. Release the need for approval
    Let people have their opinions of you — their judgment is theirs to hold, not yours to fix.
    The Let Them Theory, Made Practical

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