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- Work Smarter #51: How I Learnt to Say No December 14, 2011 |
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Learning to say No is so important for many people. But I found myself in a situation where the work was just piling up, and there were constant requests for me to do more and more work. “Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life” - Unknown Learning to say “No” sounds easy but is much more difficult to put into practice. There are two general reasons why people have difficult saying “No”.One of the main reasons it is difficult to say “No” is that we want to maintain happy and positive relationships with others and saying “No” has the potential to put your relationship on the backburner. The second main reason is that some people get a lot of personal satisfaction from getting things done and being seen as the the person who knows how to do it and can do it and get it done on time. They like to be seen as the “Go To” person. The problem is that if you don’t learn how to say “No” then work will pile higher and higher and there will be more requests for you to get things done. The consequence is that then you will end up doing longer and longer hours at work and spending less and less time on those tasks that are most important to you (but may be important or urgent for the requester). Here are Two Tips to Say No
Learning to say "No" is difficult and uncomfortable. |
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