I really like Natalie Lue, even though she’s already told me that if I ask her to lend me some money the answer will be No. I’m not surprised because that’s Lue’s super-power: to politely decline.
“That one word, ‘no’, has made me so much stronger than I used to be. Being brought up to be meek and mild and to always helpfully say ‘yes’ almost killed me.” Lue lays it on the line. If you haven’t said No to someone today you’re probably a doormat. Because it’s highly likely that a husband or wife, or a colleague, has made an unreasonable demand on you. And that’s before we get to family and friends. “The day I said ‘No’ to my dad walking me down the aisle at my wedding caused a nuclear explosion in my family. But sometimes you have to show people where your boundaries are.”
