No Will Set You Free

Michael J. Tougias is a New York Times bestselling author and has earned critical acclaim and literary awards for his 30bestselling non-fiction narratives, one of which has even had a major motion picture released by the same name. He is also a highly sought-after speaker who has given keynote lectures in almost all 50 states. Between his speech related travels, he splits his time between his homes in Florida and Massachusetts.

“Tougias sees a ‘beauty of no;’ by setting boundaries one can zero in on what is important. For him, that means more time for his family, his health, his hobbies of bike riding and being in nature and writing.”—MassLive“I don’t know anyone who won’t benefit from this book. We all struggle to say no, and when we fail to do so, we sacrifice things that would be better, or simply more enjoyable, uses of our time. No Will Set You Free offers smart, interactive solutions to help you get better at saying no while minimizing hurt feelings and maintaining relationships. It’s a punchy, practical, indispensable guide.” —Vanessa Bohns, PhD, professor of Organizational Behavior at Cornell University and author of You Have More Influence Than You Think

• ContentsAuthor’s NoteIntroductionWhy We Say YesNo to Group Pressure—At Any AgeThe Day I Learned the Beauty of NoWhen to Lean Toward YesWoman and NoImpulseEasy No’s: Creating More Time for YouNo and Your ChildrenCareful Use of No with Your Spouse and RelativesNo and Your HealthNo Without Saying No or The Art of Taking a PassNo at WorkNo to NegativityA New Take on FailureThe Three P’s: Perfectionism, Procrastination, and PatterningNo is Not SelfishNo and Negotiations, Operating Your Business, or Managing a DepartmentNo to Fear and WorryNo and Your MoneyWhen You Are the RequestorHistoric No’s and No’s of Conviction and ConsequenceSome Short No’sFinal ThoughtsAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author