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Knowing when to say no

Knowing when to say no

From the course: Thriving @ Work: Leveraging the Connection between Well-Being and Productivity

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Knowing when to say no

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- So going back to the earlier conversation we had around values, what showed up in that, when we started doing research around it, is that we saw that people, when they're motivated, again, by their doing being their value, have a difficult time saying no because saying no means they're pushing away that thing that is giving them their value. So people need to slow down and, again, understand what is most important to them, in here. And when they understand that, it becomes easier to understand and see the moments when we can say no, and the moments when we need to say yes. And that's a challenge for everyone. Someone asks you to do something, and you need to slow down. I tell people, you don't have to say yes in moment. Say, "Give me a few minutes to think about it. "I'll get back to you." If you're not used to saying no, that's the bridge. Great, I hear you. Give me 10 minutes, I'll let you know. So that the automatic yes of course, now I'm approved of shows up. But what I find is…

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