Part of the reason it resonated was related to the power and ability to just say NO. It feels like people are leaning in to saying no. I get that, but it made me stop and think that it might be easier ...

I hate yes-or-no decisions! Well, most of the time. I much prefer to have choices. If offered a vanilla ice cream cone, for example, my response might be, “What other flavors are there?” But ...

This may be 30 minutes or 24 hours, depending on how confident you are in saying “yes” or “no.” During that time, ask yourself these questions: If this opportunity wasn’t handed to me, ...

Balance 'Yes' And 'No' Over Time When you say “yes” to what is in front of you, it means saying “no” to what is less visible. For a few days, assess what you’d be giving up and if it is ...

When most of us are faced with making a decision in business or in our personal lives, we tend to frame it within a context of yes versus no, and that's a huge mistake.

A forceful no will just cause them to act out, he notes. But the “Yes! No. Yes?” approach looks like this: Yes!: “Because I’m concerned about your safety, we need to set a curfew of 10 p.m.” ...

Saying no to the other, is saying yes to yourself. Source: Isaiah Rustad/Unsplash Most of us don’t like saying “no” to the people we love. We fear that saying no will hurt our partner and ...