| Why Say No to Opportunities? April 27th, 2021 by Bill Boyajian |
Years ago I had a client who, when confronted with a question, would say the answer is “yes,” what’s your question? It worked for him and I’m sure his firm still uses it. But I’ve found that one of the hardest things to do in business or life is to learn to say “no.” When we’ve worked hard to drum up business or live a life of success, it’s very tempting to say yes to almost any opportunity that comes our way. Yet it’s also a trap we fall into. The reason we say yes to so much is we worry about missing an opportunity that may never again come our way or that strokes our ego and ambition to become involved. What most of us have to learn is that we must be doing something right if opportunities constantly appear before us. One of my retired friends jokingly says that he’s trying to stay out of the way of opportunity. It’s amazing how many opportunities keep finding him despite his efforts to avoid them. If opportunities keep coming to you, that means you’re on the right path. It means your efforts and hard work have paid off. That should be enough for all of us to rest in who we are and what we’ve achieved. Every opportunity is not a “calling” for us to drop everything we’re doing and say yes. It may well be the wisest move to graciously say no.  Tags: Achieve, Ambition, Appear, Avoid, Business, Business Development, Business Tips, Confront, Drive, Effort, Ego, Firm, Gracious, Hard Work, Involved, Leadership Excellence, Leadership Skills, Learn, life, Life Tips, Miss, Never, No, Opportunity, Path, Question, Reason, Retire, Success, Tempt, The Mind of a Leader, Trap, Vision, Wisdom, Work, Yes |
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