Why Saying No is the Best Way to Increase Your Productivity
<p>Whew child! People will use you up! And they’ll do it for as long as you allow them to do it.</p>
<p>You can believe that!</p>
<p>I should know because I’m somebody who’s been used to the point of not even wanting to be nice anymore.</p>
<p>There comes a point that you have to stop being ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ or ‘Ms. Nice Woman’, if you expect to have a piece of your own life and be free to do the things that you want to do, instead of always catering to or working yourself ragged to do everything for everybody else.</p>
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<p>Enough is enough!</p>
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<h1>Saying ‘No’ = More Productivity</h1>
<p>There is an art to saying ‘no’ so that you can get more done for yourself and the things that you’re trying to accomplish.</p>
<p>It doesn’t have to be that you’re being mean or rude. It’s about saying ‘yes’ to yourself more.</p>
<p>It’s as simple as that.</p>
<p>People with generous hearts tend to want to be there for others, help others, and not want to disappoint others, but this translates into a tendency toward being taking advantage of, more often than not.</p>
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<p>You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage pleasantly, smilingly, and non-apologetically — to say no to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger yes burning inside<em>.<br />
— Stephen Covey</em></p>
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<p>So, if somebody asks you for something or asks you to do something, and you’re really not feeling it, then it’s ok to decline.</p>
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