The Importance Of Saying No!

When I was sitting thinking the other day and I started to wonder why I often find myself saying “yes” to so many things? I say yes to looking after grandchildren, yes to running people about, yes to an extra piece of work and yes to so many other things. I thought about what that meant for me, distraction from

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Saying No: A Case Study

I met Marcus at a networking event, and we got talking about business and personal lives. Marcus told me that he was feeling really tired he had two children who were teenagers, and he was spending a great deal of his time seeing to their needs and was having no time for himself or for his wife. This was leaving

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How to gain a win – win by saying No

So, what is a win-win? This concept comes from ecology, this is looking at the consequences of your actions on other people. Every action there is a reaction, this can be equal, or it can be opposite to the original action. It is possible to influence other people’s actions in an alternative way so that you both win. For instance,

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5 Top benefits of saying No

Act with Positive intention When you were a child do you remember life being full of possibilities? Days were endless and there was nothing that could hold you back from doing whatever you chose to do. When asked what you wanted to do when you grew up, you said an astronaut, a racing driver, a famous actor! You knew you

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