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Hi. My name is JC…
… and I’m a YES-a-holic.
It’s not always the word “yes”; other words are involved. Like “sure”.
And “Okay”.
And sometimes it’s just, you know, good old-fashioned submissive posture.
I guess my problem is that I’m unable to say “no”.
I want to please. So I try to do it ALL… which inevitably leads to The Overwhelmption.
When you see an angler fish in the room with you, you know you're in too deep.
But once in a while something comes along, that you simply must say "no" to.
What should I say? I can't go to the shop and buy food with tweets. I can't pay my electric bill with tweets. I can't clothe my kids with tweets.
So I did what any red blooded animator would do.
I fell off my chair.
But I still managed to avoid saying "no". I am a true Yes-a-holic.
It happens more often than you'd think - someone just expects an artist to give up their work in exchange for 'exposure'. In some cases, such as causes, I will draw just for love and fun. But greed and bad behaviour is a big turn off, in real life and social media alike.
What is your take on this?
Here are 9 ways to say NO.
