The Power of the Positive No!

For a long time, I have known that it is important to say no to lots of things in life. It is even necessary to say no to good things... so that you can remain focused on vision and mission.

In Will Mancini's book called Church Unique, he shares some quotes from William Ury's book "The Power of a Positive No."

Here are some of them...

1. All good no's are in service to a higher yes.

2. The right No is not the opposite of love but comes from love and grows toward love.

3. Saying no has always been important, but perhaps never as essential a skill as it is today.

4. There are three A's that trap us from getting to the positive No: Accommodating, which is saying yes when we want to say No; Attacking, which is saying No poorly; and Avoiding, which is saying nothing at all.

5. Anytime you have to say No make sure you root it in a deeper Yes.

6. It is easier to say No with a deeper Yes burning inside.