Knowing When To Say No

Motivational Power Quote

Knowing When To Say No

“Success depends on getting good at saying no without

feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if

your always saying yes to someone else’s projects.

You can only get ahead with your desired lifestyle if you

are focused on the things that will produce that lifestyle.”

Jack Canfield, Author and Success Coach  

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Knowing when to say no

There are many demands on your time and you are continuously being pulled in many directions.  Some of the things that you’re being asked to do will help you in your career while other things are just the right thing to do. While other things that you’re asked to do will become distracters on your success journey and will not contribute to your success.

You have to know what to say yes to and when you have to say no.

When you’re asked to accept a task you have to ask yourself the following questions. Is it the best use of my time to undertake the task now? What is the positive impact on my life, my career and will it bring me closer to my goals? If the answer to the questions is yes then taking action will have positive an impact on achieving our goals? 

If the answer is yes it becomes a proactive activity that will assist you to continue to move closer to success, fulfilling your goals and dreams then you should strongly consider to doing the activity.

If the answer to the question is a no because  you can see yourself being distracted and you can see yourself being moved further away from your goals as a result of the activity then answer to the activity is no.  

Knowing when to say no is by itself an activity. It becomes an activity of controlling your life’s direction through your decisions and maximizing your activities to have a positive impact on your life and career and in achieving your goals. 

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author