Learn To Say No

 It's your decision: Yes or No!!

Yes, you read it right. I know this statement is very uncommon and strange. I do know that saying 'NO' may even sound completely wrong to many of you especially to the Indian households. Since our very childhood, we have been taught to say yes to anything and everything. And that's why I find that the worth of 'NO' is underrated.

If you have some important work today and one of your colleagues insists for your company to a party tonight as he/ she has no one else to go with. Now, this will melt your heart since he/she has to go alone. Be honest, how many of you would hesitate to say no. I am sure most of you would. In a survey, it has been found that 60-70% of Indians admit being shy. It can be easily seen that you are not alone my friend, 70%  of India's population is with you. So, let's just not focus on the fact that you are shy but let's find out how this article can help in improving your decision-making process and help you in choosing between saying yes or no. 

There's just one hard and fast rule to help you out: Know your priorities.

If you set your priorities and decide to stick to them you can easily overcome this fear of saying no.

Below are the steps that can help you to choose between saying yes and saying no in any situation : 

Step 1) Know the priority of the situation. If the situation will help you to accomplish higher priorities of your life then before thinking twice always say a yes to it.

Step 2) If it is of a lower priority then you need to wait and think about it for a while.              Tip: Never hesitate to ask for time to think.

There's no strict rule to deny the lower priorities every time. Sometimes lower priorities have indirect links with higher priorities. For example: going to a party to chill with your friends may sound misleading for a while but it may strengthen your bond with your friends and may help you to refresh and set back to your priorities more efficiently. 

So, what should we do? Should I say yes to a lower priority straight away? Aa... Aa... Wait... Make no hurry. Let's dive into the third step. 

Step 3) Set the frequency of saying yes to a lower priority in a month. This will give you a balance in your life. Now, setting the frequency is your task. If you have recently set your new priority and you are at a phase of putting high effort into it then you can decrease the frequency of indulging in lower priorities and if you are not in a struggling phase then you may increase them too. 

Remember not to exceed the set frequency and say a yes or a no accordingly. 

This was the last step in deciding between saying yes and no. Hope it will help you in enhancing your decision-making ability. Till then goodbye and stay giggly.

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