020: How To Say No

Cultivate What Matters

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 19 June 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Have you had a difficult time saying no lately? Saying no is hard, so you always say yes.

Yes, I'd love to do that for you.

Yes, I'll be there.

Yes, I'll get it done.

Yes, yes, and one more yes.

And now you're feeling stretched thin—like you have no control over that three-letter word that keeps slipping out of your mouth!

I have been there a billion times over! Until I started asking myself 3 simple questions that helped me stop the YES train.

In this episode of the Cultivate Your Life podcast, my friend Emily P. Freeman joins me to chat all the things decisions and saying yes to the right things. You'll learn the 3 key questions to ask yourself when faced with any decision, big or small, that will help you say YES to what matters and no to all the rest—with confidence! Let’s talk!

Get the show notes and the full transcription at CultivateYourLife.com and find more tips and encouragement from Lara at LaraCasey.com.

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0:00.0	Okay, moment of truth. Have you had a hard time saying no lately?
0:05.0	I feel like we're both sitting in the dark room right now with the spotlight on us,
0:12.0	sharing our truth that yes, saying no is hard, okay?
0:18.0	It's just hard. You feel like you have a really hard time saying no, so you always say say yes and because of this you're feeling
0:24.0	constantly stretched thin like you're not in control of your own schedule you're
0:31.4	constantly overwhelmed and you just don't know how to stop the yes train.
0:37.0	So how do you say no when it all feels urgent and
0:47.0	That yes train has come to a screeching halt right the second. You're going to learn how to say no
0:49.5	so that you can say yes to the things that really matter.
0:52.9	And we have so many fun surprises up our sleeves together today.
0:56.4	Get ready.
0:57.2	Here we go.
1:01.0	You know all those things you've always wanted to do. You should go do them.
1:06.0	The things that last longer than you.
1:12.0	The things that run deeper and are more thrilling
1:14.4	than skydiving.
1:16.0	The things that make you come alive.
1:19.1	Welcome to the Cultivate Your Life Podcast,
1:23.3	where each week we talk about how to uncover
1:25.8	what matters to you in the big picture
1:28.2	and start acting like it today.
1:31.0	Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or in need of some refreshing truth today, I'm Laura, and you are in the right place.
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