Very often.

My brother and I have debated for hours about the importance of saying “no.” We are Carribean and Christian; we say yes to everybody in those two spheres. Or at least we did.

He is so passionate about it that he even wants to write a book on it. Looking back, we both regret the times when we should have said “no” but didn’t. Saying “Yes” did defer our dreams. Saying “Yes” killed our hopes. Saying “no” is much easier now, and it has helped us lead a calmer and more peaceful life. We have learned to remove people from our lives who do not respect our boundaries, and this has made an enormous difference.