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Please register now to read all responses and to join this discussion yourself. It's easy and 100% free.     Log in Time Management > Best Practices > 3 Steps and Tips to Say: No 🔥NEW 3 Steps and Tips to Say: No Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands As a professional you're actively managing your time and the tasks and goals you work on. This does mean that at some point you will have to say "No" to requests made upon you by other people. You probably already have more tasks than you can perform... Unfortunately for many people, saying no is hard. They should learn to say goodbye to being a people pleaser and learn how to confidently say no to someone without feeling bad about it. Luckliy, saying "No" is a skill which you can learn and practice. Here are 3 straightforward steps for saying "No" in approximate order: STEP 1. AVOID AN IMPULSIVE REACTION. Buy some time and first do a quick (CBA) of the task you are asked to perform, considering your goals and values. That includes the opportunity cost (the cost of not doing the task). Whether you actually like the task, or the person making the request, should not dominate your choice. STEP 2. KEEP IT SHORT. Be firm when you express the "No", but give a sh (...) Read more? Sign up for free   Please register now to read all responses and to join this discussion yourself. It's easy and 100% free. Sign up for free     Log in   Saying No: Not Always Easy, But Always Worth It Brian Mitchell, Partner, United States, Member (...)     Just Say No, if You Can Maurice Hogarth, Consultant, United Kingdom, Member (...)     Assertiveness for Saying No Jolanta Sz, Professor, Poland, Member (...)     Saying 'No' to Last-minute Translations Requests for Short Jobs from Big-volume Customers Anonymous (...)     Saying no to a Client Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands (...)     The Ability to Say 'No' to a Request Anonymous (...)     Say NO (or YES) Without Hurting The Other Olaf de Hemmer, Business Consultant, France, Member (...)     Saying No is a Virtue in the Right Circumstances Sridhar Gopal, Management Consultant, India, Member (...)     Saying No... with Options Bill Hassey, Professor, United States, Premium Member (...)     Saying NO to your 'boss' Anonymous (...)     Saying No and Being Assertive Pierre Accari, Consultant, Lebanon, Member (...)     Saying NO to your 'boss' Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands (...)     Managing your Manager Assertively Maurice Hogarth, Consultant, United Kingdom, Member (...)

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