I learned while working in sales that the answer to a customer’s request is always, “Yes.” When the customer asks for something, you always respond first with, “Yes,” then, you explain what it will cost to make that happen. Let them decide if they are willing to pay the price or not.
This is a great principle for sales. However, there are times that you must learn to say, “No.”
If you know what your purpose is, if you know what you are called to do and what it takes to get you there, then you must be willing to say, “No” to the things that will slow you down or distract or delay you from your ultimate goal.
Only you really know what you are called to do and to accomplish. Therefore, you must be the gatekeeper to your life. You must guard your time, your focus and your energy in order to ensure that you are not sabotaging your divine purpose.
Many people will come to you with good ideas. But you must be so in tune with your purpose and direction that you realize immediately when the “good” idea is a distraction from the “right” idea.
The word of the day is no. Just say no to things that are not your responsibility.
Matthew 5:37 “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;”