I have to turn down roles I really want to do because I can't travel. But that's okay, because you make peace with things in your mind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- She discusses making tough choices due to constraints and finding peace with them.
- In plain terms
- She declines work to stay home but accepts it.
- What can you take from it?
- Finding peace in hard tradeoffs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What hard choice did you make peacefully?
Another view
It simplifies the emotional difficulty of saying no.
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