How to Say No: Boost Focus and Reclaim Your Time for Business and Life
Release Date: 03/26/2025
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info_outline- How saying no can sharpen your business focus and profitability.
- Why saying yes early in your career builds a foundation for later success.
- Practical ways to identify what deserves a no in your life right now.
- The hidden cost of overcommitting and how to avoid it.
- The Early Career Yes Trap: Why stretching yourself thin can pay off—until it doesn’t.
- The Turning Point: When does saying no become more valuable than saying yes?
- Core Competencies vs. Shiny Objects: How to stay laser-focused on what drives profit.
- Time as a Zero-Sum Game: What are you accidentally saying no to when you say yes?
- Delegation and Leadership: Could letting go of control unlock your next level?
- Roadmap for Growth Course: Learn to scale your business with Chris Francis and Rick Miller at treebusiness.com.
- Barranco and Associates: Connect with Johnny Barranco for financial consulting at barrancoandassociates.com.
- "When you say yes to something, you're inadvertently saying no to something else. 'Cause it is a zero-sum game with your time." – Sid Sexton
- "A ball game’s not worth missing for a board meeting." – Keith Glines
- "If your head’s always down, it’s tough to lead and look out in front." – Sid Sexton
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- Roadmap for Growth: Chris Francis and Rick Miller’s course helps small businesses scale smart—check it out at treebusiness.com.
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