Say No, and create more YES!!!!

Appreciation # Creating opportunties for your GOALS!
“Criticism is something you can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, being nothing” ~Aristotle

"To be seventy years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be forty years old." -Oliver Wendell Holmes

I’ve written a lot about how important it is to say YES to your dreams. But to be part of saying YES to your dreams is learning how to say NO to what doesn’t fit into your vision.

I recently read somewhere that “The more powerful the no, the more powerful the yes.” This is a powerful statement. A statement that can be interpreted in millions of ways, what does it truly mean to say “no” when was the last time you committed to something that you were not feeling like doing?

I enjoy saying “yes” to people all the time. But as we all find out at some point we can’t say yes to everything and everyone all of the time. Sit down for a second and think about what makes you happy, are you a “yes” man/woman??

We all know people; sometimes it’s even me that fits into the category of not being able to say no! I always hear people complaining about it, saying things like “Its sooooo hard for me to say no!!” I agree life is exciting, I love life and I have a curious mind so I always want to learn new things or challenge myself. Recently I came to the realization that the goals I want to achieve in my lifetime take time, real time and energy, I realized that I had to get real with myself about how much time all these priorities take or will take in my life, it became obvious that the word ‘no’ will need to be used more in my life and hopefully after really thinking about your own life plan, it will be helpful in your life too.

As we move along our path of life, we will come across all kinds of fun and fancy distractions that will seem amazingly fun and interesting but ultimately can take us away from our goals. So today, I want you to really think about what you want and get clear about why you want it. Then, make a list of the 10 things you have to do next to achieve the things you want. Then, look at all your other commitments and start looking for opportunities to say no to things that don’t fit into your dream.

If you’re like me, and you really don’t like saying no, especially to the people you love and care about then you might need to just start with a few “no’s”, as this is all of our predicaments: how long do we want to put off our dreams? Have you put an age limit on any of your goals and aspirations?

Let’s not wait another day! Today let’s celebrate saying no! Not because we are selfish, not because we don’t care, but because it’s time for us to get about the business of making our dreams a reality.

So, what can you say no to today?

Affirmation - I create good opportunites for myself, each and every day, each and everyway!