8 Reasons We Overbook
I don't mean double book. Just packing too much in one day. The day after promising to post daily for a week or more, my schedule is ridiculous and I think, How will I fit this in? How does this happen? Why? You take on new patients, that's how. And if it is a marital therapy, you probably want to see them twice that first week, not once. Maybe three times. That's how some of us do it. How one of us does it. But it isn't only therapists who can't resist adding more to an already full workload. Let's take a look at the reasons we over-schedule, take on more than we probably should. Feel free to add thoughts . This is a short-list. Why We Overdo It 1. We can't say No. So many reasons we can't say no. fear of rejection, fear someone will be angry with us, fear we won't be included next time, will be left out, wanting to be the go-to person for starts. Some see it as a weakness, call it co-dependent, others admire such strong emotional attachment. Whe...