Saying the Real Magic Word: "NO" — with Beth Kirby

Saying NO comes with a lot of baggage—guilt, fear and shame. We are taught to be obliging, and we tell ourselves that turning people down makes us lazy and selfish. But here's the truth: When you say YES to the things that don't move your dreams forward, you end up scattered and stuck. Pulled in a million different directions rather than intentionally moving toward what really matters. Today, I'm debunking the myths around the real magic word—NO. I discuss how to make decisions around what truly deserves a yes, using your big dreams as a guide. I explain why you have to put your own oxygen mask on first and recognize that time is your most precious resource. I speak to the danger in conflating what's visible with what's important, describing how we say yes to the noise in order to postpone real action. And I give you permission to outsource tasks without shame, freeing yourself up to do the work only YOU can do. Listen in for my go-to strategies for saying NO (without coming off like a jerk) and learn to say 'hell YES' to the things that truly make your life better. What You Will Learn Why saying no doesn't come naturally to us What looks like for me How defining your big dreams serves as a guide Why every yes is actually a no to something else The value in putting YOUR oxygen mask on first Why time is more valuable than money How to avoid conflating visible with important How we use yes to postpone real action The option to outsource tasks without shame Why saying no is NOT selfish or lazy How to say no with confidence and compassion How the No Challenge simplifies your life overnight Connect with Beth Beth's Website Beth on Instagram Beth on Pinterest Beth on Twitter Local Milk Blog Local Milk on Facebook Email hello@localmilkblog.com Resources Mentioned The Slow Morning Routine Intentional Goal Setting Workbook The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

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Saying the Real Magic Word: "NO" — with Beth Kirby is an episode from Raw Milk - The Creative Business Podcast about social media, marketing, branding, blogging by Beth Kirby.

This episode is 24:39 long.

This episode was published on Jul 16, 2018.

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