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.
Text of How to Say No
How to say https://flic.kr/p/6rv8zK
One of the most powerful words we can learn to say is no https://flic.kr/p/6JMMkb
Why dont we do this more? Maybe we: https://flic.kr/p/4LNsmE
Feel obligated https://flic.kr/p/c93c4N
Want the diversion https://flic.kr/p/4a4vtB
Dont want to let other people down https://flic.kr/p/ooQXc
Think we can do it all https://flic.kr/p/9Jah8m
Whatever the reason, not saying no creates stress https://flic.kr/p/6yE6wa
We overcommit, and as a result, we underperform. https://flic.kr/p/aqEVsc
We become too busy to do anything well, and then feel bad about ourselves https://flic.kr/p/cU
One of the healthiest things we can do is to say no
Click Here Realizing that the world will go on after we say no is empowering https://flic.kr/p/9nhLy9
We learn that we can say no and our friends will still love us https://flic.kr/p/2PvLfg
Our need to say yes is often due to the expectations of others Click Here https://flic.kr/p/4L
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 https://flic.kr/p/5vo6ju
We also struggle with saying no because there are things we really want to do: https://flic.kr/p/9v6BrB color changes made to original photo
We really want to be a part of a book club, spend time with our friends, or work to save some some travel funds https://flic.kr/p/7AV3c5
We have to know what our goals are and determine if these activities will help us get there https://flic.kr/p/mhQ2sc
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 more https://flic.kr/p/rGdVB
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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 https://flic.kr/p/P22Ry
Make a schedule based on your priorities
Stay strong and remember that saying no can mean that you are more productive and not overcommitting https://flic.kr/p/jkcwwK
