Self-Advocacy is all about communication and it’s very important when we communicate we do so honestly and authentically. Let me explain what I mean by this. I am a people pleaser. I go out of my way to make people happy. If people come up to me and ask me to do something, more often than not I will say yes, even if it is inconvenient for me to do so. I try to avoid this but, sometimes I will promise to do something that I know I can’t deliver on. I really hate it when I do this because it undermines my credibility. Lastly, I try to avoid speaking so vaguely that others will misunderstand what I mean. In my book, it is better to cut to the chase, and let your yes be yes and your no be no.