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How does saying no helps to discovery what matters :
1. Setting Boundaries
Saying No Helps You to set boundaries by stating your limit, your energy and time is spend judiciously, giving value to what add value to your life and gaining control of your life.
2. Your True Priorities are revealed
Priorities which can be called precedence. Saying No intelligence refusing to accept ideas, goals that is not online with your values. When you say gain full acess to what matters to you be in relationship, carrer or growth.
3. Mental and Emotional Well-being is improved
The consistent acceptance of Saying yes can drain someone feeling or emotion. By saying no your mental and emotional well being is protected and is in check. You ought to ensure that your emotional and metal well being is channelled to things that makes you happy.
4. Self-Confidence is built
Self confidence comes as result of understanding that your decisions matters alot and the more you say no to decision that are not needed the more you reintact self confidence in your indetity.
5. Your Relationships is strengthed
Be geuine is the key in relationships. When your boundaries are set you intend to draw people you will honor and respect who your really is and will communicate values and needs based on boundaries being set.
How to Say No with Confidence:
You don't need to be harsh to say no or decline someone idea by saying no:
• Be Kind and Direct: woow thanks for the offer, am sorry i wont do it.
• “I” Statements: I need to focus on my values or precedence now.
• To avoid quick answers apply day response: I will think about it and give you feed back.
No need for explanation, a simple no has the answer to that unwanted ideas or goals.