The number 1 predictor of survival for AIDS patients is being able to say no.  If it is that powerful, can you afford to overlook this skill?

Here is a selection of pages to help you exercise and polish this skill:

	A mini-course in saying "no"
	No: Top Ten Tips
	The indirect "no"
	The power of a direct "no"
	The universal (direct) "no"
	The work (indirect) "no"
	The personal (direct) "no"
	More ways to say "no"
	The most gracious "no"
	The Four Myths of Business No's
	Asking "Why?"
	Motion sickness?
	Over-respond - Don't Over-react!
	More on Over-responding
	Simplify Your Life

The purpose of learning to say no is to give yourself control over your own time. The more you value yourself and the more valuable you are to others, the more important it becomes to have the skill and confidence to say no without cutting off the relationship.

 Are you giving too much to get too little? If you think so, send an email to  
    lb@FutureVisions.org with "MWS Top Ten Life Tenderizers" in the subject
    and nothing in the body and receive the top ten "motion sickness cures".

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