How to Say No...and Live to Tell About It: A Woman's Guide to Guilt-Free DecisionsDo you know a yes-aholic? Many women feel pressured to say yes to commitments and activities even though their time and resources are already stretched thin. Mary Byers, author of "Mother Load, " offers women strategies for quickly evaluating commitments, priorities, and energy levels so they can realistically decide what to do. Readers will discover how to... know when "yes" isn't the logical answer identify the best use of their time use their gifts and talents more effectively turn down "opportunities" graciously have more time with their families Whether at home or in the business world, women will be excited about these secrets to guilt-free decisions that lead to more efficient productivity and more discretionary time. |
Contents
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5 Passion | 31 |
6 Simplicity | 37 |
7 Focus Pocus | 43 |
23 Say No to Fatigue | 127 |
24 Say No to 24Hour OnDemand Accessibility | 131 |
25 Say No to the Media | 135 |
26 If You Cant Do It for Yourself | 139 |
27 PeoplePleasing | 147 |
28 The Art of Collaboration | 153 |
29 What If Theres No One Else to Do It? | 157 |
30 No Is Enough | 163 |
8 Living in Stages | 49 |
9 The Power of Questions | 55 |
10 Five Times Why | 63 |
11 Your Burning Yes | 67 |
12 The No Myth | 71 |
13 Be a Nosayer not a Naysayer | 75 |
14 Mediocrity | 79 |
15 Should | 85 |
16 Just Say No | 89 |
17 Guilt | 93 |
18 A Numbers Game | 99 |
19 Making Time | 105 |
20 Busyness | 111 |
21 The Perils of Pride | 115 |
22 Say No to Debt | 121 |
31 How to Say No Without Using No | 169 |
32 Practice Makes Perfect | 175 |
33 Saying No After Youve Said Yes | 179 |
34 The Pendulum | 183 |
35 Living in a Noasis | 189 |
36 Creating a Nozone | 195 |
37 Creating a No Oath | 199 |
38 Negotiate Your Yes | 205 |
39 The Joy of Yes | 211 |
Afterword | 217 |
Saying Yes to Jesus | 219 |
Notes | 223 |
About the Author | 224 |
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