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It really is a struggle isn't it?! Especially if the people you are saying no to are people that you care a lot about. It's the, "No." however that is required to get those people on the same page as you are. Generating support doesn't come from the "Yes's" it comes from the hard conversations around our, "No's"!

For me it has been hard... But I have found that the more committed I am, the stronger and clearer my goals are, the easier it is to say "No." to all the miriade of distractions out there.

Its something I still struggle with I will admit, I hate saying no, but sometimes you just have to and I find t is generally well taken and respected if you explain why
I am now doing it when needed as I realized my desire to say yes was stopping me at times from doing what I wanted to do