How
to
Say
No
You
have
an
invitation
to
spend
a
relaxing
Saturday
at
the
beach
.
But
then
a
friend
asks
you
to
drive
her
to
an
appointment
.
Your
boss
asks
you
to
come
in
and
finish
a
project
.
Your
mother
asks
you
to
help
clean
up
her
yard
.
You
politely
say
yes
,
even
though
you
really
want
to
say
no
.
Many
people
can't
say
no
.
They
don't
want
to
make
their
friends
feel
bad
or
feel
they
can't
say
no
to
family
.
At
work
,
some
people
don't
say
no
because
they
don't
want
to
miss
an
opportunity
,
like
the
chance
to
learn
something
new
and
interesting
.
But
when
you
say
yes
to
someone
else
,
you
say
no
to
yourself
.
People
who
always
say
yes
become
tired
or
sad
.
They
may
even
have
a
meltdown
and
get
so
upset
they
can't
do
anything
!
So
how
do
you
say
no
?
Here
are
some
ideas
:
-
When
someone
asks
for
a
favor
,
say
,
"
Sorry
,
but
I
can't
this
time
.
"
A
polite
answer
like
this
is
nicer
than
a
rude
one
,
like
"
I
don't
want
to
do
that
!
"
It
won't
make
the
person
angry
,
and
it
says
you
might
help
next
time
.
-
Tell
the
person
you
have
another
commitment
-
that
you
said
you
would
do
something
else
.
This
shows
that
you
take
your
commitments
seriously
.
-
Say
,
"
l
don't
want
to
say
I'll
do
something
if
I
don't
have
time
do
my
best
.
"
This
shows
that
you
want
to
help
,
but
only
when
you
can
do
an
outstanding
job
.
Fill
in
the
blanks
1
.
When
you
say
yes
to
someone
,
you
say
no
to
.
2
.
People
who
always
say
yes
become
or
sad
3
.
One
good
way
to
say
no
is
to
tell
the
person
,
"
Sorry
,
but
I
this
time
.
"
4
.
If
you
say
no
by
telling
the
person
,
"
l
don't
want
to
say
I'll
do
something
if
I
don't
have
time
to
do
my
best
,
"
this
shows
that
you
want
to
help
but
want
to
do
very
high
-
work
.
5
.
A
is
something
you
promise
to
do
.
6
.
If
you
did
an
job
,
you
did
it
very
well
.
7
.
When
you
take
something
,
you
don't
joke
about
it
.
8
.
A
is
when
someone
gets
very
upset
and
acts
really
angry
.