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Learning to say no….this is so important.
It occurs to me that I have written at length about the importance of being intentional and proactive in what you decide to do. In short, this is making a decision, ahead of time, about all of the things that we will say ‘yes’ to. But, it occurs to me, I have only written by way of implication about the need to say ‘no’ to things as well. Learning to say no….this is so important and if do not learn this then being productive and effective in our lives is impossible. In fact, I would go so far as to write that saying ‘no’ is actually the only thing that give your ‘yes’ meaning and power.
Let me illustrate with a silly made up example. Here are 4 people, called Simon (our protagonist), and then Lee, John & Sarah.
Sarah: Hi Simon, will you come to the beach with me tomorrow at 3pm?
Simon: Yes!
Sarah Leaves
John Arrives
John: Hi Simon, can we grab a drink to talk about next month’s deadline tomorrow at 3pm?
Simon: Yes!
John Leaves
Lee Arrives
Lee: Hi Simon, shall we catch up on Zoom tomorrow about our Christmas proposals, at 3pm?
Simon: Yes!
Lee Leaves
