Say No before it's too late

Sometimes you can be caught in a situation where you can’t do things but it becomes quite hard to say ‘No’. You overcommit things and that creates a huge range of problems. There can be multiple reasons to it. One could be that you under-estimated the problem. The second reason could be that you are very optimistic and think you can do it by any possible means. The third most common reason could be that it hurts you to say ‘NO’.

Sometimes, you just don’t have the courage to say a blatant ‘NO’ to things that you really can’t do. Your kid is asking you to buy a remote control car that costs around $100. Just a week ago, you got him a mini-van. If you continue getting bossed by your kid then you could land yourself in big problems. The expectations can grow quite quickly. Today you might have some money and still be able to buy desired things for him. But tomorrow might be completely different. The fact that you are fulfilling all his wants is definitely going to backfire. What if he asks for a huge train that costs you $1000. Are you going to fulfill that too? 

If you can’t do it now then you will never be able to do it. Curb all such funky requests spontaneously. Otherwise you are digging your own grave. The same thing applies to your job. If you tell your ‘Yes’ for something that is practically not possible then two things can happen. Tomorrow if you do it the burden of expectations would fall entirely on you. You would struggle to balance your life. In case you fail to do it then your image will take a toll. So, why commit when you could have just uttered ‘No’ in first place and spend some happy moments with your spouse. 

Say ‘NO’ flatly before it’s too late.