How To Say "No" Without Upsetting People.

<p>This week’ it’s all about saying “no” to new opportunities and interrupting colleagues.</p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <p><a href='mailto:carl@carlpullein.com'>Email Me</a> | <a href='https://twitter.com/carl_pullein'>Twitter</a> | <a href='https://www.facebook.com/CarlPulleinProductivity/'>Facebook</a> | <a href='http://www.carlpullein.com'>Website</a></p> <p><a href='https://carl-pullein.thinkific.com/courses/beginners-guide-to-building-your-own-productivity-system'>The FREE Beginners Guide To Building Your Own COD System</a></p> <p><a href='http://www.carlpullein.com/coaching/'>Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes</a></p> <p><a href='https://carl-pullein.thinkific.com'>The Carl Pullein Learning Centre </a></p> <p><a href='http://www.carlpullein.com/podcast/'>The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page</a></p> <p><a href='https://carl-pullein.thinkific.com/courses/time-and-life-mastery'>Time And Life Mastery Course</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Script</p> <p>Episode 118</p> <p>Hello and welcome to episode 118 of the Working With Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein and I am your host for this show.</p> <p>One of the hardest things for me is to say “no” to new opportunities. There’s a little voice inside me that says this could be the one that will take me to the next level or if I say no to this, this person will be very disappointed and upset. Then I end up resenting that person for putting me in this situation in the first place. </p> <p>While we may have developed a fantastic productivity system, being unable to say “no” can put a drag on anyone’s ability to get the important things done. </p> <p>Now, before we get to this week’s question and answer, I'd like to let you know I have been hard at work developing a brand new course. This course, How to Build your own Daily Workflow is a result of all the things I have learned from my coaching practice about where people struggle with g