A few of my friends always tell me that I taught them the power of the word No. Two of them in particular have told me that they have been in situations in which they thought about how I would respond and have even came to me for advise on how to tell someone no in different scenarios.
I learned the power of the word no overtime. I learned that people will do to you what you let them and I knew that I had to start standing up for myself. I learned that the best way to say no, is to just say ‘No’ and not give a reason, especially in situations where someone is trying to take advantage. When you give someone a reason as to why you don’t want to do something they use that as a way to make a rebuttal as to why you should do it. By not giving them a reason you don’t give them the opportunity to try to convince you to do something that you don’t want to do. If the person is bold enough to ask why I just give them a vague reason such as ‘I just don’t want to’.
Once, I started using the power of the word no, it made my life so much easier. I felt better once I realized that I don’t have to explain myself to people or do anything that I don’t want to do.