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A few weeks ago, I referenced Jay Shetty’s September 5, 2025, podcast detailing the 10 lessons he’s learned in the last year. The second lesson in his list was about the importance of saying no.
So often we don’t even ask simple questions because we don’t want to feel discomfort. But sometimes that simple question can lead to a win-win scenario for everyone involved.
Jay Shetty’s September 5, 2025, podcast detailed 10 lessons he’s learned in the last year. The first lesson he shared was “Helping Less Can Actually Help More.” Jay loves to serve people, but in the last year he learned that sometimes saying yes to every request and wanting to fix things for others actually hurts people.
If you’re ever struggling on whether to say yes or no to a request, try it on energetically and see what your body truth communicates to you.
Our blog post two weeks ago outlined an exercise that can help build familiarity and courage against the fear of hearing and saying no. If you need more practice, give this drill a try…
Make it a rule for yourself, when a request is made, unless it’s a hell yes, you always pause.
It’s amazing how much power we allow a two-letter word to have in our lives. How many people never pursued a passionate dream in their lives simply because they feared the sound of an “n” followed by a long “o” sound escaping the lips of someone else.
You don’t need a reason at all to say no.