“Good for her! Not for me,” is the way Amy Peohler flipped the script on mom judgment when she had kids. She explains more in her book, “Yes Please,” which is now on my reading list.
I’m adapting this idea for business school – really life in general, but business school happens to be my context now. “Good for them! Not for me,” is a reminder that we all have different likes and dislikes. And we don’t all have to like the same things.
I am legitimately happy for my friends who are super stoked to go to a crazy, high-energy all-weekend EDM festival in some cool city. “Good for them!” While I will be perfectly happy hosting friends for a low-key Saturday morning brunch or picnic because EDM is “not for me.” (Note: I will, however, want to hear all the details about the EDM festival when you get back!)
There is power in embracing this “good for them! not for me” idea. I don’t need to convince myself to get hyped for something I think I should like to do. And my friends shouldn’t have to do that, either! Let’s make “good for them!” genuine and “not for me” confident.
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