Skill 3: Say NO More Often
Protect your time and energy for what matters.
Example:
- Your friends invite you out, but you have a deadline for a project. Learning to say “no” means you can finish your work and still have time to hang out later.
- You get asked to help someone with a task that doesn’t benefit your goals. If you say “no,” you free up time to focus on your own success instead.
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