Boss Man, I’d love to add that 19 th project to my plate. The Deprioritize is another choice option and is best used when dealing with superiors at work. Would you like $300 for movers?” You get the gist. This sounds like, “I’d love to help you move on Saturday, but my back is sore. People love the opportunity to choose! I like to give people choices when I want to help them, but can’t fully commit. Either way, you have more insight than you did three seconds earlier. Other times, the person might fill the silence with an indication of how urgent or important the request is. Many times, the person will withdraw the request before you respond. Whenever someone asks you, either in person or over the phone, to do something, you can use a slight pause to gauge the situation. I’m afraid to ruin it and I just wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I messed it up.” The “Look” of Silence The Self-Deprecationĭon’t like stroking someone’s ego? No problem! Use the self-deprecation technique. Dear, you’re so much better at that than I am. I’m sure she thinks I don’t know what she’s doing, but it goes a little something like this. I learned this from the master herself, my fiancée Lynda. This might be my favorite of my favorites. Here are my favorite eight ways to politely say “No.” The Ego Stroke Remember, if you don’t plan and control your life, someone else will. Sometimes, you simply need to take control of your life and politely say “No” to your many requests. When I returned to my desk, I wrote this blog post. Off I dashed with a handful of treats hiding in the closets, bathrooms, and corners of my house awaiting their arrival with upright tails. I turned to them and cheerfully asked, “Hide and seek?” They leapt with a force you could understand only if you’ve ever owned a Dachshund. The life I worked so hard to attain was simply taunting me-to take control. I felt tired, overwhelmed, guilty and a host of other icky feelings. ![]() They always lie faithfully in contortionist-like positions at my feet when I work. The letters became blurry, but as I skimmed the messages the words “need,” “want,” “favor,” and “help” seemed to have a giant magnifying glass over them. Looking at the screen felt like something I’d seen in a movie. I kept sliding my fingers down the Mac Track Pad, but the email list simply wouldn’t die. On Saturday, five hours into my workday, I glared at my 27″ monitor. My work marathon continued into the weekend. Even so, it was important for me to spend uninterrupted time building products and services I think you’ll enjoy. ![]() Not seeing the light of day during a stretch of four 70-degree Chicago-days in November was a bummer. It was a really nice hotel and the eleven room-service meals were delicious. I’ve become so busy in my work life that last week I locked myself in a hotel room for four straight days solely to work.
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