How to say no, without ruining relationships

If you want something done, ask a busy person.

In my life its certainly true, as I seem to do the most work when I am busiest. But when you get a reputation as someone who can always help others, you tend to get an ever increasing pile if requests for help.  This may be why Warren Buffett says: “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.”… Read more

Yes, you do have time

I never accepted “I didn’t have time,” or, “I ran out of time” as an acceptable reason for incomplete work. And all to often now, I hear people complain about a lack of time.

But if you ask people to take a moment to reflect about their lack of time, they realise its a spurious excuse.

What, “no time” actually means is ‘it wasn’t important enough,’ popular author and entrepreneur Seth Godin writes in a recent blog post.… Read more