Say NO – Feel Relaxed

Saying NO is most important productivity tool. Prepare yourself for the situation / occasions where you have to say NO. You will definitely enjoy this process. So let’s find out how this change happens.

1. You are doing a favour by saying NO to everyone
It is beneficial for the person when you say NO. Because by saying NO, the person gets the opportunity to get their job done by someone else and helps to avoid negative feelings about that person.

2. Think of alternatives of saying NO

• You will curse yourself for accepting the task.
• You will not perform the job well.
• You start hating that person.
• That person will hate you for not performing the job well.

3. Recollect what happened last time when you said yes.

4. Use the situation to build your relationship
If you don't want to break the relation by saying NO to the person, use this situation to improve your relationship with the person. Take the efforts to explain the person that why you cannot do this job and how much do you value your relationship. Explain to him how not performing the job well will hurt the relationship.

5. Enjoy.
Sometimes saying NO makes you feel very happy just because you did not give any reason behind your answer.

6. Explain why you cannot do
The explanation that why you said NO makes the person feel better, than if you say YES.

7. Check whether it is useful for your goals
Think before saying yes or no. Check what are your goals and objectives. If it is not matching with your goals, then just say NO and be sure that you have made a right decision.

8. Before you end, practice some of these statements

• You have to complete another commitment.
• No experience related to that job.
• Assure him that he can do better than you.
• Suggest him some other person who can do his job.
• Not that much qualified person for doing his job.