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YES OR NO

Danny’s crazy experiment will lead him to find a new girlfriend, a new job on TV, and write a book that becomes a movie.

Will Danny’s experiment lead him to find a new girlfriend? Yes, Danny’s experiment will lead him to find a new girlfriend. Will it lead him to find a new job? Yes, it will lead him to find a new job. What else will it lead him to do? It will also lead him to write a book that becomes a movie.

Of course, saying “yes” won’t always be the right answer, but for some people, saying “no” is going to be a difficult thing to do.

Is saying “yes” always going to be the right answer? No, of course, saying “yes” won’t always be the right answer. Is saying “no” going to be easy or difficult for some people?

Saying “no” is going to be difficult for some people.

We will be bombarded by requests for our attention.

What kind of requests will we be bombarded by? We will be bombarded by requests for our attention.

Friends, family and advertisers will all hope we say “yes” to a product, an experience, or an idea.

Will friends and family hope we say “yes”? Yes, friends and family will hope we say “yes”.

Who else will hope we say “yes”? Advertisers will also hope we say “yes” And saying “yes” will mean giving up our time and attention, two things that will be in limited supply.

Will saying “yes” mean giving up some things? Yes, saying “yes” will mean giving up some things. What will saying “yes” mean giving up? Saying “yes” will mean giving up our time and attention. Will these two things be plentiful or limited? These two things will be limited.

With an economy that revolves around our willingness to pay attention and say “yes”, learning to say “no” is not going to be an easy task for many people.

Is learning to say “no” going to be an easy task for everyone? No, learning to say no is not going to be an easy task for many people.

Stef Lewandowski will say that he is a yes-man.

What will Stef say about himself? Stef will say that he is a yes-man.

Naturally inclined to say “yes”, he is going to find himself stressed and without time for himself.

Is he going to find himself feeling relaxed? No, he is not going to find himself feeling relaxed. How is he going to find himself feeling? He is going to find himself feeling stressed.

Is he going to have lots of time for himself? No, he is not going to have time for himself.

One day, he will read an article written by a friend who vows to make more space in his life by saying “no” more often.

What will he read? He will read an article by a friend. Who will read the article? Stef will read the article.

He will end the article with the wise words, “The power of your “yes” is defined by how often you say “no”.

What kind words will he end the article with? He will end the article with wise words.

Struck by the truth of his friend’s words, Stef is going to become committed to saying “no” more himself.

Is he going to be committed to saying “maybe” more? No, he isn’t going to be committed to saying “maybe” more. What is he going to be committed to saying more? He is going to become committed to saying “no” more.

He will turn investors down and decline invites to parties.

Will he turn down investors and decline invites to parties? Yes, he will turn investors down and decline invites to parties. What will he do to investors? He will turn them down. What will he decline? He will decline invites to parties.

He is going to say “no” more often than he says “yes”.

What is he going to do? He is going to say “no” more often than he says “yes”.

All the while, he is going to be nervous that he will lose friends, or that his business is going to suffer, but the opposite will begin to happen.

Is he going to be nervous? Yes, he is going to be nervous. Will he lose friends? No, he won’t lose friends. Is his business going to suffer? No, his business isn’t going to suffer. What will begin to happen? The opposite will begin to happen.

His most important projects will thrive.

What kind of projects will thrive? His most important projects will thrive.

His group of friends is going to become smaller, but closer.

What is going to become smaller? His group of friends is going to become smaller. What is going to become closer? His group of friends is going to become closer.

He will notice that people are less interested in whether he says “yes” or “no”, and more interested in whether or not he is being authentic in his response.

Will people be more interested in whether or not he is being authentic? Yes, people will be more interested in whether or not he is being authentic. What will they be more interested in? They will be more interested in whether or not he is being authentic.