Learn to say

I always have the problem of learning to say "No" especially to situation where people ask me for help, or a certain request I couldn't comply but still will blindly do it or try... Recently I felt happier when I started to learn to say "No"... Every Tues and Thurs I'll have to travel to KLCC from office to cliet site.

I fear and panic everytime I use the under passage from the LRT station to the mall... Bunch of sales people will be standing there either doing direct sales, asking for donation or surveys. I hate it because I'm always the chosen one... The problem with me for not knowing how to say "No" always ended up spending 10-15mins of my time talking and giving out my info to those sales people there. Finally I said my first "No" to a lady who stopped me. I was in a hurry to rush to client's site so I said to her I have to deliver an important document. She was upset and almost wanted to scold me for not listening to what she has got to say.

She didn't understand that I go through it every Tues and Thurs for the past 3 months! Sometimes same people from the same company target me over and over again! Do I look dumb that I would fall into their little traps to buy their stuff, join their membership and etc? After saying my first no, for the past 2 weeks of my trip to KLCC I learned to say "No" again and again...

I get really scared to do it in the begining... afraid to upset poor sales person... they are quite sad to begin with... standing at the station stopping every person if possible... Some would just ignore them... some might even scold them... I feel bad... I feel bad for saying "No" but I really dont want to buy anything and not interested... I want to be nice and all... but maybe that makes people think I'm an easy target... take advantage of me...

Bf always say I gotta learn to be street smart... not everyone in this world is nice... or at least I think they are... Master the skill of saying "No" it helps sometimes...