Are you one of those people who thinks that saying “No.” has to be this dramatic thing?
That you have to shout and rage at people in order to get out of something?
No.
Saying no is just as simple as making a decision that whatever you’re being asked to do or that’s an option for you that just doesn’t fit with your principles or your mission.
It is that simple.
The nobility of no lies in the power that you hold to control over what you want to do, what works for you – what will make your life better.
Again, that simple.
I’ve always said the problem in life is not knowing what you should do, it’s the confidence to stand up for yourself – the latter is where most fail.
Don’t just do things because other people do them.
Do them because they’re the right thing to do.
Principled! Wonderful.