How to say' No' politely without affecting someone?

Most often , we may struggle to say 'No' to others but sometimes we have to do it . It is our personal responsibility to help others as much as we can . 🫂 But sometimes, we may have emergencies and priorities. There are many polite ways to say 'No' without affecting others and your relationship with them.👎🙅‍♀️ Let's learn to politely say 'No' 🙅‍♀️🚫 Let's also offer them nalternatives 💁‍♀️✅️ 🙅‍♀️Tell them to wait: When someone needs your help , support or time , which is not urgent, you can tell them that you are occupied right now but will get back to them again . By doing this , you show them importance and also prioritise your progress. 🤏✨️✋️ 🙅‍♀️Refer someone else: Sometimes , someone may asky for something which is beyond your ability . Also ,when you feel like you could not help and support, you can refer another person who could help to the one who needs help. Make sure you ask the helper whether they could do it before you refer them to the one who seeks help.🧓🧔🙋‍♀️ 🙅‍♀️Offer whatever you can: Sometimes , you may not have the ability or time to help someone at all , so do whatever you can .It may be getting them a coffee or praying with them. Sometimes , it maybe a small help , a listening ear and few positive words .💁‍♀️ Letting them know you care would atleast make them feel a little better. Just do whatever other stuff you can to help them and support them even if you cannot do what they need.🫴✨️ 🙅‍♀️Empathize with the help-seeker: When someone demands something which you cannot do , empathize with them , tell them 'no' to their help, then stay silent . Sometimes , the other person maybe going through a hard time. 😟😇 🙅‍♀️Be humble and always courteous: This is a sure way to tell ' no' when someone asks something from you even if it is unreasonable. Always lower your tone and be polite when you say no. Never let your anger outside or look down on them when they ask you something.😊 🙅‍♀️Be careful with your words: Never hurt their feelings or make them feel bad about asking for your help. Once , they feel like you don't care , they would never come back to you .✅️ 🌬 🙅‍♀️Be firm but polite: If someone is trying to manipulate or make you feel bad when you cannot help , when it isn't your fault . It is better to let them know that you could never help them in a firm but polite way.✅️💁‍♀️ Let's use the below statements for saying 'No' ♻️ ✅️ " My apologies. I couldn't help you with this ." ✅️ "I am sorry as I couldn't support or help you right now but I will get back to you later." ✅️ "I am sorry I couldn't help or support you right now but I will refer someone else who could help you with something else." ✅️" I am sorry I couldn't help you with what you need but I could support or help you this." ✅️" I understand it's a hard time for you but I couldn't help you . My apologies." ✅️" I am sorry as this is beyond my ability but I could refer someone to support you or help you with something else." Saying 'No ' is quite hard but being polite goes a long way. Whenever you say 'No' , imagine you in their situation and also whatver you could do for them. Thankyou for reading my post!🌼✨️⭐️

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