The Power of Saying No
“just one cigarette bro, comeon!”
“could you please cover my shift for me?”
“Could you please go to the market and grab the groceries for me?”
There will be various instances in one day itself when you are asked to do something against your wishes- but you do it anyway. Is it because you like to do it? Is it because you can’t stand someone being angry with you or is it because you shun all the negative thoughts away by saying “oh no, I’ll do it. It’s not that big a deal”
The answer is that some people just can not say no. Agreed, saying no is not easy but at times you have to be a little selfish and just plainly say NO. This doesn’t make you a bad person. It actually does more good than harm. These two letters form an expression representing your dedication and devotion to charting your own destiny. The book- “The Power of Saying No” by SIMON WRIGHT propagates just that.
lets say hypothetically you are going out for dinner with your friends. Suddenly, one friend takes out a pack of cigarettes. They’ll try coaxing you into trying it or persuade you by saying it is just one drag. But why should you give up your moral values or beliefs just for someone else’s amusement? Is smoking doing any good to you? NO. This is the power of saying no. Don’t ever fall prey to peer pressure.
Another situation, you are working late at the office, and a colleague asks you to complete his project just because he’s tired from the day’s work. On hearing this it infuriates you just little specially because you know that you’ve had an equally tiring day. However, you anyway say yes just because you can’t say no. You end up not only completing your colleague work but also fall short on time to complete your work.
It is in little episodes like these that people walk over you and take you for granted. You portray yourself as someone ‘really nice’ who will do everybody’s work for them. Often your inability to refuse renders you tired, feeling helpless, angry and sad. All at the same time. So why invest in something that holds absolutely no benefits for you? Change yourself today, don’t let people take advantage of you. Learn how to say no without feeling guilty, after all, at the end of the day it is your happiness that matters the most.
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Very well wriiten . 🙁
Good work 🙂
Right! I totally second you on this one .. It is very important to lern how to say no.. Sometimes it’s a tough call.. But then you must listen to your inner self and simply refuse to do things if you feel like it.
nice
So nice.
Well written 🙂
I personally feel we need to be confident of ourselves and trust our own instinct. A simple ‘No’ can affect us in million ways. Perfect choice of article. 🙂
Very well said, saying no to the things that hamper your life, health, emotions in any sense is a good way to save yourself from the trouble of actually doing those things.
saying ‘no’ is not an easy task but sometimes it is very important to know ,how to say it !
very well written 😀
Very well written great efforts
Sometimes it’s better to say no instead of saying yes.
Great thought!
Nice thought
A very interesting read 🙂
Beautifully written!
selection of topic is good
Being very passive can definitely be a problem. Saying no is important.
Well said.. It is extremely difficult to say No and we need make ourselves strong enough to say this.. Good read!
Analyzing the situation and saying no in a convincing way will be good, i suppose.
Best of luck all!
Truly stated!
very nicely explained and examples are good too
It doesn’t have to be this case always. Sometimes, you have to think in the other way also.
Surely, though it might be sometimes difficult to say, but a clear and polite no can be a life saver!
Good work. Really motivated to say NO.
Exactly … Y hold something which is non beneficial
“So why invest in something that holds absolutely no benefits for you?”- Beautifully written.
Nice work!