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The Heart & Hustle Podcast

030: How To Say No When It's Not The Right Fit

The Heart & Hustle Podcast

The Heart University

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Who out there is a notorious people pleaser? Does the thought of saying the word NO make you wanna hide under the covers and shut off all the lights?

 

We often end up saying YES to everything in an attempt to please everyone often at the expense of our business, friends, family, and life. When we say YES to everything, this means we are saying NO to something. 

 

When you say yes to a client who you know doesn't 100% fit with your business, you're saying NO to peace of mind in the future. If you're saying yes to a business opportunity that looks flashy in the moment, you're saying NO to time spent with family later. So many of us KNOW we need to say no more often, but few know where to even start.

 

NO isn't a dirty word. It's a word that when utilized WELL,  brings SO much peace and freedom to your life and business. So keep listening to find out HOW to tackle the scary word… NO.

 

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0:00.0

You're listening to episode number 30 of the Heart and Hustle podcast.

0:03.7

We're your hosts Evirup and Lindsay Roman.

0:07.2

Today's topic might make a lot of you squirm and just feel uncomfortable.

0:11.6

Straight up.

0:13.0

Who out there is a notorious people pleaser?

0:15.6

And the thought of saying the word no

0:17.5

makes you want to hide under the covers

0:18.8

and shut all up the lights, right?

0:20.5

Anyone?

0:21.5

I know my hand is mega-raised. We thought so. So in an attempt to please everyone and never make anyone

0:27.2

feel bad or uncomfortable, we say yes to everything. Oftentimes at the expense of our business,

0:32.3

at the expense of our friends and family, and at the expense of honestly guys, our life.

0:37.0

Listen, when we say yes to everything, that oftentimes means that we're saying no to something, right?

0:44.0

So whether it's a client who you know doesn't 100% fit with your business,

0:47.5

but you need that money, you're saying no to peace of mind in the future.

0:51.6

If you're saying yes to a business opportunity that looks

0:53.6

flashy in the moment, you're saying no to time spent with family later. A lot of

0:58.0

people know they need to say no more often, but few know where even to start.

1:02.0

And one of the most common questions that

1:04.0

Evie and I get asked is how we say no to clients that aren't the right fit and

1:07.5

opportunities that we don't want to do or collaborations that just give us a gut

1:11.3

check of n nope this isn't the right fit so we got you on today's episode we dive into all those answers just know that no is not a dirty word

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