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 One of the biggest problems in society is that we are taught to

follow trends and move through life without questioning authority.
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School, as well as post-secondary education, teaches us to follow
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 seemingly harmless, you’re learning to prioritize other people over

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One of the biggest lessons in life for a successful person is
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learning to say no. I can’t stress enough the power of the word no. 

1. You Establish Boundaries 

You indeed teach people how to treat you. The way you see the
world around you is a re ection of what’s going on inside of you.

When you establish rm boundaries, you protect your time and

energy because you don’t allow other people to take advantage of
you. Start small and work your way up over a period of time. It can
be di cult to set and maintain boundaries because you’ve been

conditioned since early childhood to say “yes” and agree with

society.

This has been harming you, albeit unknowingly because you are

now uncomfortable with saying “no.” To set and maintain

boundaries, however, you must start saying no to people, places,

and things that are no longer serving you or hindering your

progress. If you’re not evolving, your growth is slowing and you

eventually become your own worst enemy. 

2. You become more focused

Now that you’re in a routine of setting and maintaining your

boundaries, you have the time and energy to focus on what matters
most. The most common areas of personal development in life are

work, family, health, and wealth, to name a few. If any of these are
ignored, your life loses balance and you are out of alignment with

purposeful living.

When you prioritize what matters most, you can budget your time,

energy, and resources in these areas so you can function optimally.

Having control over your own life will set your mind at ease

because you’re doing the best you can with what you can control.

This isn’t to say you have to live like a robot and work constantly;
this knocks you out of balance because you’re ignoring the other

areas of your life that need attention.

My point is that setting and maintaining boundaries allows you to

be more focused and work on what matters.

“The difference between successful

people and really successful people
is that really successful people say
no to almost everything.” – Warren
Buffett

3. You take back your power

Saying “no” lets you take back your power because protecting your
time and energy is an act of self-discipline that sets you up to

exceed in all areas of your life. Life is full of distractions, from

friends who drain us of our energy, to wasting time thinking

negative thoughts and obsessing over what could happen. When

you discipline yourself to cut these activities out, you’re making

yourself a priority because you’re doing what’s best for you.

Now, some people may try to criticize you but remember, only you
know what’s best for you. The only way to combat the negative

aspects of this world is to work on yourself, step up to the plate,

and protect your own space so you can maintain a healthy balance

in all areas of your life. Although saying “no” may not sound

agreeable at rst, people-pleasing is an act that will rapidly drain

you before you can achieve your goals. Excessively saying “yes” to
everyone and everything is only giving away your power.

You can’t pour from an empty cup, so learn to say no and take back
your power.

4. Gain respect and appreciation

When people observe you set and maintain rm boundaries and

you prioritize your own life, people realize they cannot take
advantage of you. This reduces your risk of being an easy target for
people who want to bring you down because you refuse to lower
your standards for anyone else.  This will ultimately lead to people

respecting you because you respect yourself, by protecting your

own life and creating meaning in everything you do.

Again, it may seem uncomfortable at rst, but saying no and being

rm in your response communicates to others that you have

priorities and you won’t allow anyone or anything to get in the way
of your goals.  Choose people, places, activities and things that
support you and have your best interest at heart. This may mean

keeping your circle of friends small and investing more time

learning a new skill after work, or sometimes just letting things be
so you can relax.

When others see that you respect yourself and limit people and

activities that can hinder your progress, they will respect you
because you command it.  

5. You Learn Self-Empowerment

This is your life and only you can determine how far you’ll go.
Parents, teachers, coaches, and bosses can guide you, only you can

determine what opportunities you take and how much effort you
put into them. This is because it’s your life and only you know what
you truly want. It may take time and years of exploration to nd
your likes and dislikes, but this is part of the equation- you have to

go out and try new things.

People are trained from childhood to please their parents and

teachers, but learning to say “no” is one of the greatest life lessons
because you’re rm in your decision to govern your own life.

Parents and teachers generally want what’s best for you to live the
life they may not have had, but in the end, you must determine the
course of your own life.

There’s no one else in the world who is you, so cultivate your talents
and apply yourself relentlessly so you can go as far as you can.

One of the biggest lessons I learned is that there should be a lot

more “no’s” than “yes’s” in your life if you want to maximize your full

potential. If someone or something is not moving you forward, it’s

holding you back because you’re valuable and worthy of so much
more. Saying no is the key to taking back your power and living a
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Everyone has goals. Whether small (“I’d like to lose 5 pounds before
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There’s a huge gap between having goals and accomplishing them.

The act of writing down your goals plays an important part in closing
this gap and reaching your goals.  According to a study done on
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