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Learn to Say No…
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Saying “no” is something that tons of people in our society today are not very good at. We can all become a little healthier and happier by learning to say NO.
This Terrific Tuesday Teleclass provides 10 suggestions so that you too can learn to say “no” even better than you do now.
4) Don’t Apologize
6) Say no to your boss, business partner or associate
Listen in and get the other 8 suggestions…
Hi Carla,
This reminds me of the great series 'Friends' – you know, the one with Monica, Rachel, Phoebe, Joey, Ross and Chandler. One of the episodes had one of the characters ask Phoebe if she would go somewhere with them. Her answer was great 'Hmm.. yeahh..well..that would be so great but uh..no .. I just don't want to!” ..or something like that. What's good about this is the honesty. Sometimes being honest about why you're saying 'no' is refreshing. Saying 'check back with me next week' is just stalling..it's not really saying no. It may not be the easiest thing to say but being honest may save a lot of time, stress and heartache in the future. This is a great topic and I'm really interested in the advice you give here and the way you use podcasts. Well done!
Best wishes
Joanna
Sounds like very good advice to me. Learning to go against what we are taught and trained to do in daily life can be very difficult but can be done.
Thanks
Thanks Andrew! My journey to do just what you say there “go against what we are taught” has been quite the adventure too!
Carla,
Your Terrific Tuesday Teleclass is quite cool. I especially liked this Tuesday’s subject. Yes, I must be ok with saying “No” out load much more often. I think I’m like others and I am saying “No” in my head, but feel obligated to say Yes out loud.
You suggested saying “No Way” instead of just ‘No” and I like that!
I especially like your suggestions for Gmail. I am currently using both Outlook and Gmail and I’m seeing the advantages of Gmail. I need to learn more about the swipe file. I’ll do that.
Thanks for reminding me and all of us to say No much more often!
I’ll look into The Gentle Way of Saying No.
(Dave) and Dawn
Hi Carla,
learning to say no is so important for our well being.
About thirty years ago I became aware that I was a doormat trying to please everyone.
Wanting to say no made me feel guilty and I was glad to find a book on the subject.
Now I can say no most of the time, even without an explanation.
Thank you for the post.
Have a great week.
Yorinda