Vampire of the Month Superhero Vampire (I can do everything myself!) - When I Grow Up

Vampire of the Month Superhero Vampire (I can do everything myself!) - When I Grow Up Welcome to the first installment of The Vampire of the Month! I call the voices in (and outside of!) our heads that suck the good stuff outta us our Vampire Voices, and they come in many incarnations. Thats why I thought itd be great to out these Vampires, exposing what they look like along with their Likes and Dislikes in order to better defeat em!  This month were meeting the Superhero Vampire, who visits all of us people pleasers/non-delegators/workaholics and tells us we can do it all! Here are 3 Ways to Defeat The Superhero Vampire: When youre asked to take part in something, think NO! in your head and take notice of how you feel. Relieved? Disappointed? Angry? If saying NO! gives you a positive emotion, then commit to saying no (in a softer way thats youre more comfortable with, i.e. Thanks so much for asking, but I just cant commit to that right now) to whatever was asked of you. No need to add something to your plate that doesnt light you up in some way. Spend a couple of days writing down what you spend your time on (yes, everything you do from the time you wake up til the time you go to bed), and star/highlight/circle the tasks where time flew/you felt helpful/were fulfilling. At the end of the experiment (dont you love being a scientist?!), see whats not starred/highlighted/circled and write it on a separate sheet of paper. How can you do less of those things? What can you delegate or trade to get those tasks off your plate? Conversely, you can brainstorm how you can do more of the fulfilling stuff. Carve out time to take care of yourself mentally, physically, emotionally, creativelyyou name it. Just 20 minutes a day (its just 20 minutes! anyone can find that kinda time!) strumming your ukulele, relaxing in a bubble bath, doing some yoga stretches or calling a long-lost friend sends the Superhero Vampire up, up, and away! Do you have any other ideas on how to defeat the Superhero Vampire? Id love to hear em in the comments!