I've always been afraid of saying no to people because I don't want them to be disappointed and dislike me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't like saying 'no' to people, and I'm going to have to learn how to say 'no' more.
I've always had a problem saying what I feel for fear of having someone dislike me.
The hard thing for me is to say no to people.
I just don't like people coming up to me and saying something. It immediately makes you become insincere. There is no way you can react to it sincerely.
I'm tired of being the bad guy all the time, saying 'no' to people I like.
I knew that if I wanted to stop being a pushover I had to get comfortable with small rejections myself. That took some work, but because of it I can now say 'no' to other people with a clear conscience.
Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.
I'm a person who has a hard time saying no, and it gets me into trouble because I sometimes overreach.
I'm always a big fan of if you approach somebody politely about something and you're not a nudge - you're just pretty honest and simple, my kind of philosophy is that I'm not afraid of 'no,' and that's way different than 'I won't take no for an answer.'
I don't really have disappointments, because I build myself up for rejection.
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