3895: 10 Simple Ways to Help You Say No by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less on Personal Boundaries

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🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3895: Courtney Carver shares ten thoughtful strategies to help you say no with clarity and confidence, freeing up time and energy for what truly matters to you. Her compassionate guidance empowers you to protect your well-being, set boundaries without guilt, and reclaim joy through intentional choices. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://bemorewithless.com/no/ Quotes to ponder: "No thank you. I appreciate you thinking of me, but I have another commitment." "Feel joy that you have a choice, and joy because you are protecting what matters most." "Saying yes to less is the way out." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.9	This is Optimal Living Daily.
0:33.0	10 simple ways to help you say no by Corny Carver of B more with less.com and i'm just a mollick your personal
0:39.6	narrator the guy reading you articles every single day of the year to add a bit more inspiration
0:44.8	motivation and happiness to our day with that let's get right to our next post as we optimize
0:50.9	your life.
1:01.0	10 simple ways to help you say no by Courtney Carver of be more with less.com It's important to say no so we can create more time to engage in what matters most.
1:07.4	Even though we may feel bad or worried about saying no, it's still important because we need
1:12.1	more time than we think. Not only do we need time to do the usual things, but we need time to
1:17.2	notice things and to process thoughts and emotions. We need time to move through the world,
1:22.7	present and undistracted. We need time to just be. We need time to remember who we are. We can better
1:29.8	serve the world when we have time to respond thoughtfully instead of reacting mindlessly.
1:34.9	We need time to take care of our bodies and time to listen to our hearts. We deserve time to
1:40.5	engage in the things that are on our heart lists, not only the things on our to-do lists,
1:45.2	things like take a long walk, doodle in a notebook, call someone who makes you laugh,
1:51.4	lie around and put your feet up, disconnect from the internet for three days. It takes time to take care
1:57.0	of our bodies, brains, hearts, and souls, and if we don't take that time,
2:01.7	we can't take care of anyone else, at least not for very long. Continuing to serve everyone
2:06.5	but ourselves will leave us completely depleted, and there will be consequences. When all of your
2:11.8	free time and space is dedicated to keeping up, catching up, regrouping, and making ends meet,
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