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The Sunday Best: Learning to Say 'No'

08.01.21

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Abra Belke
Aug 02, 2021
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“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” // Warren Buffet

Like many women, I was taught to be accommodating, deferent, and helpful. And this obsession with saying yes, with being obliging, has taken a significant toll — we’re overcommitted and over scheduled, stre…

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