learn to not say yes when i really mean no

I’m having a really hard time with this goal. I don’t like disappointing people, and I feel that if I say no to something, that in some way I’ve let them down. I need to stop worrying about this because in the end it just makes me less happy.

I quit my job today. It’s the beginning of me doing things that I’m happy with. I realize that I do need a job, considering I am a college student, and my savings is quickly depleting, but the job that I had was not fun, was not rewarding, was not challenging, bored me to death, and just made me very unhappy. I’ve never been able to quit a job. I’ve never been able to just say no. Today I did, and even though it may not have been the most responsible thing to do in some people’s eyes, it’s what helped make me happy today. I’m trying to learn how to live one day at a time, and to not worry too much about what might happen in the future i.e. me running out of money to support myself :-/