How to say “no” without harming a relationship is a very common problem. Many of my clients (me too!) have had a lot of difficulty saying “no” because they really don’t believe they are entitled to say “no”, or they don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings, or they are worried the person won’t like them.
Well, who doesn’t want to be liked? But sometimes we have to say no in order to take care of ourselves, or to keep from being taken advantage of. So how can we say “no” in the nicest possible way?
The first way is just to say "no". Easier said than done, because we can feel guilty for saying "no", especially to someone we care about. So in order to say "no" we have to challenge the idea that saying "no" means we are selfish-it doesn't.
For more on saying "no", including 2 more effective ways to say "no", I invite you to get my free tip sheet, "3 Nice Ways to Say No" by clicking below.
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