Comments on: Learn to Say NO!

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The 27 Top Ways to Boost Your Writing Willpower — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:30:27 +0000

[…] another brain region helps you say no when you should say no. Example: Saying no to seconds at dinner, or no to […]

By: John Soares

John Soares — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:12:30 +0000

In reply to Jeevan Jacob John. I wish I could help everyone, but we all have to set boundaries if we're to accomplish what we want and also lead full lives.

By: Jeevan Jacob John

Jeevan Jacob John — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 04:45:20 +0000

I have had trouble with this in the past, but I think I am improving on saying no (when appropriate, that is).

I would love to help everyone…but like you said, our time is limited and ultimately, our life is important to us, more than anything.

#4 used to be one of my major problems..but these days, I manage it by keeping those projects for a later date (like end of the year or something along those lines).

Hopefully, those will work out well, as planned.

By: James Frost

James Frost — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 12:50:30 +0000

Very important thing you have mentioned in the article with great simplicity John.I loved the article.We all get requests from our families,friends,neighbors and sometimes from strangers also.YES to all means we are giving less priority to ourselves.I don’t mean that we should never say yes but we need to think about us before answering them.I also admire the way you mentioned not to say only NO but also give them the proper reason of saying so.The 6 tips of saying no is very precisely said from my point of view.
You also gave tips for self employed people to say NO 🙂 & that makes be very happy.
John I appreciate you for sharing it with all of us

By: John Soares

John Soares — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:30:37 +0000

In reply to Christine. :-)

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:26:06 +0000

I just got a notification that there has been a new blog entry here.

I’m sorry, John, but I have to say no, I am not going to read it.

Just kidding. I was merely practicing.

Good article!

By: John Soares

John Soares — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:51:36 +0000

In reply to Marcie. Good for you Marcie!

By: Marcie

Marcie — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:53:27 +0000

Now that I have a greater understanding of the VALUE of my time, NO is so easy. And I can do it with no excuses and no apologies. When I get requests for projects I don’t want, I just tell them I’m busy on other projects, which is not a lie.

By: John Soares

John Soares — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:41:14 +0000

In reply to Lori. Good for you Lori. When the pay is low and I can't get it to a high enough rate, I say "no thanks," but please contact me when you have projects that pay better.

By: John Soares

John Soares — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:39:34 +0000

In reply to Don Wallace. Don, I've had a couple of clients like that and it's definitely a drag. I think you made the right decision by saying no.