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Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious
time and money! Best of all, it is free!
It's "no".
What do you ask? We'll say it again: "No".
Sweet and simple "no".
Say "no" at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.
"Saying 'no' to others means you are saying 'yes' to yourself, " said Leslie Charles, a professional
speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.
"Time is precious. People are spending money buying ti
me. And yet we are willing to give up our time
because we can't say 'no'."
Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say "yes" need to say "no" without guilt(内
疚)or fear of punis
hment. "I would rather have someone give me a loving 'no' than an obligated(强制的)
'yes', " she said.
Susie Watson says she feels "no" obligation to give an explanation when she says "no" either socially
or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? "Not at all," said Watson, who is director of advertising
and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Conneticut. "Most people are afraid of saying 'no'…
My advice is to say 'yes' only if you don't mean 'no'."
Watson said "no" is the most effective weapon against wasting time. "Every year there are more
demands on your time… Other people are happy to use up your time. " Watson said. Time saving
appears to be "no's" greatest friend.
"No" can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. "No" may even tak
e you further
in the business world than "yes".
"No" is power and strength. "No" now seems completely correct. "Saying 'no' isn't easy. But finally
it's greatly liberating," Charles said. But, he adde
d, a "no" project needs to be worked on every day
because it is hard to change long-term habit.
But, he also warns: "Don't go to extremes. Don't find yourself saying 'no' to everything. In return you
should learn to hear 'no'."
1. The sentence "Saying 'yes' to yourself" means _______.
A. you can have more time to play with other
s
B. you needn't care about other's feeling if you are 
happy
C. you are selfish and treat others rudely
D. you can deal with your business as you have planned
2. When you say "no" to others you should say it in a _______.
A. secret way
B. polite way
C. proud way
D. guilty way
3. In Watson's opinion, peoplecan save much time on condition that _______.
A. they say "no" at a suitable time
B. they say "no" as much as possible
C. they are afraid of saying "no"
D. they make others angry at them
4. If a person says "no" to everything, the result he or she receives may be that he or she______.
A. enjoys a wo
nderful life
B. makes a lot of money
C. faces difficulty in life
D. forgets to say "yes" in the end
