Ready to turn “no” into your next opportunity?

You're done letting "no" (the pushback, all the hemming and hawing, and the excuses) hold you back.

You're ready to equip yourself with the best tools possible to get past impasse, so you make greater impact.

Jill comes across as increasingly adversarial, demanding you deliver on promises she herself can't make. And Sam is reluctant to commit to the launch deadline, saying it would be better to delay rather than risk getting blamed for unforeseen errors.

Just when you most need your colleagues to come together, collaboration seems to be falling apart.

WHY is this happening?

Your honest no is a kind yes to you and it's in the best interest of everyone.

Even if the folks who ask for your time quibble at your no, you benefit them by NOT going against your integrity. By NOT doing things half-heartedly, while wishing you’d said no in the first place.

So I invite you to borrow, steal or adapt any of the following —