A quick no is better than a lingering maybe.”
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“One of my clients shared this advice she got from a mentor, and I love the simplicity of it. ”
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“Many of us value optionality to the point that we never want to close off options, so we never say no. But we don’t acknowledge the opportunity cost of keeping options open which can show up as anxiety about the ambiguity, or effort spent analyzing the potential option. ”
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“I find it helpful to remember that a quick no does not mean I can never revisit the decision. It just means I’m not doing it now, so I can stop thinking about it and move on. If an option re-appears, then I will consider it again and see if it makes sense at that point (and if it never re-appears, it probably wasn’t that critical).”
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“What options have you been letting linger with a maybe? Which of them could you close down now with a quick no, while giving yourself permission to revisit the decision if things change?”
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