Jim Rohn Quotes

I could be working 300 hours a week. I just say 'no.' The power of slow is the power of no. I can't go to every party I get invited to. I can't do every work thing.

If anything gets in the way of me being a good mom or wife, I simply say no.

When you really want to say no, say no. You can't do everything - or at least not well.

The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes.

Learn to say no; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.

Learn to say No—and to be rude about it when necessary. Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.

I've learned, I think, to be able to distinguish between the necessary and the unnecessary as far as my limited outside time is concerned. Saying 'no' politely is a necessity if one wants to lead any kind of stable life.

I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why.

Anytime something eats too much of my life, I kill it.

Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.

We need to start saying no to stuff.

The first and best way to say 'no' to anyone is, 'How am I supposed to do that?' Now the other side actually has no idea as to the number of things you've done with them at the same time. You conveyed to them you have a problem.

Sometimes you have to say, 'I don't have to do everything that comes my way.'

Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.

Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph.

The hardest thing when you think about focusing. You think focusing is about saying "Yes." No. Focusing is about saying "No." And when you say "No," you piss off people.

You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life.

I have had many successes and many failures in my life. My successes have always been for different reasons, but my failures have always been for the same reason: I said yes when I meant no.

Your capacity to say "No" determines your capacity to say "Yes" to greater things.

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.

I have to remind myself not to set boundaries.

I have had to learn about saying no.

The hard thing for me is to say no to people.

I just work hard and do things as they come along. But it has been a challenge to learn that I have to say 'no' to things and to know how and what to prioritize.