LearnHowtoSayNo
We'veallbeentaughtthatweshouldhelppeople.Itistherightthingtodoandwillmakeuspopularwithothers.Itmayevenwinusfavorsinreturn.However,wemustberealistic.
Wecan'tsayyestoeveryrequest.Ifwedid,wewouldfailorgocrazyforsure.Sometimeswesimplydon'thavethetimetohelp.Inthiscase,wemustknowhowtosaynopolitely.
Whenweneedtosayno,hereisonemethodwecantry.First,weshouldtellthetruth.Ifwereallycan'tdosomething,weshouldjustsayso.Second,weshouldremembertorefuserequestspolitely.
Wemustcommunicateclearly,butmustalsobesincereandsympathetic.Atruefriendwillunderstand.
Finally,wemustnotfeelguiltyaboutsayingno.Sometimesrefusingothersistherightthingtodo.Itcansaveourselves,andthem,alotoftrouble.Inshort,wecannotpleaseeveryoneallthetime.Refusingfavorsisapartoflife.