how to say no
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Learning to say no improves our productivity, enhances our time management, and empowers others. Yet, we often fall in the trap of saying yes due to expectations of others, obligations we feel from family and friends, fear over losing our job, or feeling the need to be in control. Establishing priorities and offering alternatives helps us to learn to say no, and ultimately gives us greater time to achieve those things in our lives that are the most important.TRANSCRIPT
How tosay
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One of the most powerful words we can learn to say is
no
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Why dont we do this more?
Maybe we:
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Feel obligated
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Want thediversion
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Dont want to let other
people down
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Think we can do it all
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Whatever the reason, not saying no
creates stress
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We overcommit,
and as a result, we
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We become too busy to do
anything well, and then feel
bad about ourselves
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One of the healthiest
things we can do is to say no
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Realizing that the world will go on after we say no is empowering
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We learn that we can say no
and our friends will still love us
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Our need to say yes is often due
to the expectations of
others
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Expectations can be
manipulative even if not meant that way: It becomes
easier to go along rather than let
another person down
However, that only
perpetuates the
expectations cycle and
results in a drop in our productivity
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We also struggle with saying no because there are things we really want to
do:
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We really want to be a part of a
book club, spend time with our
friends, or work to save some some travel
funds
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We have to know what our goals
are and determine if
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It is important to determine
how much time a new
obligation will take
If no is still appropriate, be
kind in your no, and even
offer an alternative that may help them
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How tosay
NOhttps://flic.kr/p/4qzZRL
Know your goals so that you can
quickly determine if saying no is appropriate
Assign value to your priorities
and make others
aware, if needed
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Make a schedule
based on your priorities
Stay strong and remember that saying no can
mean that you are more productive
and not overcommitting
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