How About NO – STP034

Episode 34 - We start a series of episodes on managing your time and priorities even better. This time, we're looking at a simple way of reducing the amount on your plate in the first place: Saying 'No'. Some of the USEFUL stuff in there is:  Who Evette Huntley Flindt was Why we're interested in her firstborn son What he says about choices Why it's sometimes easier to say 'YES' Kenny Nguyen, CEO of Big Fish Presentations, and why he thinks we should consider 'NO' His video about it from the TED stage An article by Kristin Wong in the New York Times - May 2017 on the subject Carl Richards also has a view in this article from 2016 Leo Babauta writes great things about goals, habits, simplifying and productivity His blog, which has been listed by Time magazine in their best of top 25 blogs - Zen Habits The article Leo wrote - The Gentle Art Of Saying No The headlines (but we really recommend you read the article) Value your time Know your priorities Practice saying no Don’t apologize Stop being nice Say no to your boss Pre-empting I'll get back to you Maybe later It’s not you; it’s me The question you should ask every time: "Why should I say no?"