Someone asks us to do something and we really want to say no, but we end up saying yes instead. We immediately kick ourselves because we really don’t want to do it or we wouldn’t mind doing it under different circumstances. After the self-beating, we become resentful and maybe overwhelmed.
How do we get ourselves into these situations? We want to be liked and helpful or maybe we don’t know how to say no.
You can say no and still be respectful, considerate and polite. Really, you can! The trick is to have a system that you can use over and over when you want to say no.
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