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“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically, to say “no” to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger “yes” burning inside. The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.””
~ Stephen R. Covey from “The Seven Habits of Highly Effctive People”
“No.”
Please pronounce that for me.
Say it out loud.
“No.”
Pleasantly. Smilingly. Non-apologetically.
“No.”
Practice again.
“No.”
Different tone. Bigger smile. More confidence.
“No.”
Good.
Now use that the next time you’re asked to do something that compromises your highest vision for yourself.
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(Please say, “Yes!!” to that request. :))
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“A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
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