[header] How to say no respectfully [title] Give yourself rules about how much you can do. [step] Your impulse might be to say " yes " to everything. This can result in you becoming exhausted, overbooked, and stressed out.
[header] How to say no respectfully [title] Give yourself rules about how much you can do. [step] Your impulse might be to say " yes " to everything. This can result in you becoming exhausted, overbooked, and stressed out.
When you are in a traffic jam, giving yourself a warning about how much you can do can help curb the urge to " yes " or " no. " [substeps] For example, you might have popped one of the driver lights at a stop light on a busy interstate. Instead of defaulting to " yes, " be prepared to say " no. " you can do this by creating a structure for how you spend your time. Take a moment to recognize the rules that you have that you won't completely understand. After you've identified your limits and your priorities, it's time to say no. You might become frustrated and have the urge to say " no. " before things get bad, set realistic ground rules about what you can do and wouldn't want to do.