- 👉 Your Weekly NOtivation from Go for No!

Published: Tue, 10/22/24

Updated: Tue, 10/22/24

NOtivational Message

Respond as Positively to No as You Would to a Yes

by Andrea Waltz

I recently responded to someone who replied to a LinkedIn message I sent with a pretty resounding "no."

He was very clear about his priorities, and I wasn't one of them. 😏

I told him I appreciated his "no" reply and the clarity he shared with me about his goals.

And then he wrote me back.

He proceeded to tell me he was blown away by my reply (adding that most people don't bother, which reinforced his belief they didn't care about him) that I was gracious and responded like a human should.

And now he was curious and wanted to learn more.

If you aren't responding to people who get back to you with a "no" and thank them, you are doing a great disservice.

Samantha McKenna calls this, "being a gracious loser."

I agree you should move on from Nos quickly, we teach that. But you can still be a person who connects, engages, and builds relationships.

In this way, you are merging your N.Q. (No-Quotient) with your E.Q. (Emotional Intelligence).

NQ + EQ = SQ (Success Quotient)

The formula for achieving success through resilience and empathy.

You're not just getting better at handling rejection, but you're also building stronger, more meaningful connections with every "no" you receive.

Go for No! Recommends...

Have you read our book, "When They Say No" yet? It's an ideal follow-up to Go for No! I highly recommend getting the paperback because it's a book you'll find that you want to reference again and again. That said, if you're an audiobook person we've got that, too. It's on every platform you could want plus of course, on Audible here.

NOteworthy Quote

"Accept a "no" as gracefully as you do a 'yes'—because how you respond now could shape the next chance you get with that person." - Fenton & Waltz

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