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Before You Say “Yes” to Anything, You Have to Say “No” to Something
You may have heard before (or even just assumed on your own) that “successful” people say YES to a lot of things.
That would seem to make sense, you might think. After all, the more you say “yes” to things, the more opportunities there are for one of those “yeses” to come through for you.
However, successful people know that is completely ridiculous logic! As a matter of fact, the most successful people you know have say “no” to more things than you ever will.
Here are five things you need to know right now about the power of saying “no”:
1. If you find yourself saying things like, “I have no time” or “I have no energy” or “I feel like I am always doing things for others and have nothing left to give myself,” you are probably saying “yes” WAY TOO OFTEN!
“If you want more time, freedom, and energy, start saying no.” (Anonymous)
2. When you say “yes” to too many things, you will never do any of them to the best of your ability. Spreading yourself too thin will never make you happy or successful or calm or content or relaxed or able to sustain that pace.
“It’s only by saying NO that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.” (Steve Jobs)
