Exercising what I call “The Power of NO” is a learned skill and a wonderful way to stay organized and focused.
Learn to say “No” when the request doesn’t work for you. And don’t apologize, qualify, or otherwise explain. Simply be polite and decline.
By not taking on other people’s stuff (emotions, projects, interruptions, tasks, or gossip), you protect and hold sacred your priorities.
You give yourself the gift of time to work on the things that bring you joy and move your business and life forward.
And you eliminate unnecessary time-wasters, interruptions, distractions and extra work. How cool is that?!?
“The most important thing that we have to provide every day is that we are the pack leader, that we set the rules, the boundaries and the limitations, and then we love.”
[…] use our brains for remembering. Or we’ve simply overcommitted ourselves by refusing to use the power of the word “no.” And sometimes we are perched high on a cliff, proudly wearing our martyr cape, shouting, “I […]