Saying 'No' is Vital for Your Goal Achievement!

Living in a country like India will always earn you great values. We all have been taught that we should obey the elders and respect them. All other teachings that have been adding values to our life include honesty, sincerity and generosity. Unfortunately, how hard we may try; we cannot stick to those traditional values in today’s fanciful world.

Here, I am not demotivating readers to forget the values that have been traditionally accepted worldwide. The question is ‘Can you fulfil each and every promise you make’? If not, then who are you boasting of great traditional values.

We need to learn to say no. At times, it becomes necessary to refuse somebody’s proposal. Imagine, you are always in the habit of helping others and you are always up for them. What if you cannot keep your word in a situation which really does not allow you to live up to the expectations of others?

Helping others is good but you need to be aware of the fact that you cannot be available every time for everyone’s help. So, beware of making false promise that might affect your goodwill.

For example, you are in the middle of an important project while you neighbour approaches you with a mood to watch a cricket match. Both are vital to you; what will you prefer. You need to have a clear idea of what is important to you at that time. However, the best way to say no is to saying it politely. Make the other person understand your situation and refuse him in a nice way.

You are not obliged to accompany your friends for a movie every time. Better be focused on your goals and adjust these distractions in a way that it should not divert you from your goals. Even if you waste a single day, it can affect your plan of achieving your goals.

In a nutshell, helping others is the best virtue one can have. I only mean to say that refrain from making false promises and do not let others expect too much that they cannot take ‘No’ from your side positively.