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“Yes” is Great, But at Times “No” is Even Better

by: Michael Carroll

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Rather than treating “no” as an annoying intruder on our journey to “yes”, maybe we could take a different approach—maybe “no” isn’t such a bad guy after all—maybe “no” is exactly what we’ve been looking for.

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