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Nancy Regan Was Right

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Education & Training with Berman & Pollinger, LLC.

"Learn to say ‘No' to the good so you can say ‘Yes' to the best"

 

Remember Nancy Regan's "Just say no" campaign that ran in the 90's? It seems her advice is as relevant to the agenda items that want to crowd your schedule as to drugs.  We are faced with an unending and on-going influx of decisions. We make thousands of them every day. They arrange from the small to the much, much, more life-defining. Most agents, who live each day in a people pleasing business, tend to say "yes" far too much. They over-commit to others and as a result, sacrifice the things they most value. Our families, friends and even our individual self tend to be put on the back-burner while we indulge the urgent before the important. Yes, it's important to work hard.  But it's essential to learn how to say "no" to the urgent so that you can say "yes" those that mean the most to you.

 

 

Carpe diem,

Chris

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Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Good post. Our family is the most urgent matter we face each day...you may just need to learn to say no to the rest when the situation calls for it.

Jun 09, 2008 07:34 AM
Mike Saunders
Retired - Athens, GA

Chris - reminds me of two tired cliches, but relevant, anyway

1) If you want to get something done, ask a busy person to do it.

2) PPP (P*ss Poor Planning) on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. Of course, one has to be very confident of their position or secure in themself to say this to a client or boss.

 

Just find a balance between them. Easy? Right?

Over committing to your business should take 4th or 5th place. Unfortunately, too many of us (have been guilty of it often myself) make those our first commitments.

 

Thanks for reminding us.

Jun 09, 2008 08:20 AM
Tony & Darcy Cannon
Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT
The C Team

Chris, sometimes simple is the best solution.  If nothing else teaching kids to say no will at least open up a discussion with your kids on the evils of drugs, and that no is actually a viable answer in a lot of situations.  Good post

Jun 09, 2008 06:56 PM
Jim Crawford
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA

First things first!  That is the one downside of our business...when work calls we are torn at time for the right choice.

Jun 09, 2008 11:21 PM