How to Say No: 10 Powerful Tips

How do you stop saying yes when you honestly just want to say no?

Well, it’s not easy. I used to have a lot of trouble with it.

And so I’d become frustrated and angry with myself and others who had asked me about a favor or help.

While at the same time working on someone else’s goals instead of my own and wasting too much time and energy on that.

Things simply had to change.

So I set out a handful of years ago to learn how to become better at saying no.

Here’s 10 of the best tips and strategies I’ve learned that have made saying no a whole lot easier.

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Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life

Mark Twain's Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass Life“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.”

“Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”

“When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.”

You may know Mark Twain for some of his very popular books like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

He was a writer and also a humorist, satirist and lecturer.

Twain is known for his many – and often funny – quotes. Here are 9 of my favorite tips from him.

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Tuesday Blessings for a Uplifting and Wonderful Day

Tuesday is here. An in-between day.

Maybe you’re tired or bored today. Or maybe focused and ready to get your day started.

I think you’ll find something helpful among these powerful Tuesday blessings, images and quotes no matter what headspace you’re in right now.

Something to give your new energy, motivation, positivity or maybe an insight to turn your day around.

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7 Ways to Stay Positive During the Dark and Cold Winter

6 Effective Ways to Keep the Energy and Optimism Up During the Dark and Cold Winter

“In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.”
Albert Camus

“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”
Anne Bradstreet 

Up here in Sweden the winter is dark, cold and often comes with a mix of rain and snow.

And spring is still far away.

It is not easy to keep the energy and optimism up like in the bright and warm summer days.

So today I’d like to share 7 habits I use that make it a lot easier to stay positive even throughout this dark and often grey season.

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