Life Coach Reid Walley » Dr. John Townsend http://www.reidwalley.com Screaming Confidence!™ Life coach for business owners and professionals. Based in Sacramento, CA (916) 416-6404. Toastmasters public speaking coach and motivational speaker. Sun, 06 May 2012 20:29:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Personal life coach – Saying No: “Mean” or “Meaningful”? http://www.reidwalley.com/2009/01/19/personal-life-coach-saying-no-%e2%80%9cmean%e2%80%9d-or-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d/ http://www.reidwalley.com/2009/01/19/personal-life-coach-saying-no-%e2%80%9cmean%e2%80%9d-or-%e2%80%9cmeaningful%e2%80%9d/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:10:17 +0000 Life Coach Reid Walley http://www.reidwalley.com/wordpress/?p=742 Life Coaching: There’s a “mean” way – and a “meaningful” way – of saying no. One is derogatory; the other is life affirming. A “mean” no is probably not the truth. Whereas a “meaningful” no can be transformative, balanced, Zen. … Continue reading →
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Life Coaching: There’s a “mean” way – and a “meaningful” way – of saying no. One is derogatory; the other is life affirming.

A “mean” no is probably not the truth. Whereas a “meaningful” no can be transformative, balanced, Zen. It’s a no that means the request doesn’t align with your life’s plan/path. The no itself can be a sharing of your life’s plan/path with the requester. Imagine a request from a stranger that you answer with your Zen approach to life. Your no is quite literally your life-affirming answer to life – your life.

I highly recommend “Boundaries,” by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend.

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