As part of the panel discussions at this year’s Philippine Property and Investment Exhibition (PPIE), Jorhie Alban, Communications and CSR Director at Sanofi, a multinational company engaged in pharmaceuticals and Joseph Alcantara, Marketing Communications Manager at Emirates Airlines talked about the ways to achieve your dreams. One of these is the practice of saying NO to unnecessary things.
In reality, saying the word NO is contradictory to the Filipino tradition and the upbringing that Filipinos have experienced. But little did we know, that this practice is one powerful way to achieve the dreams that we have been longing for.
Saying NO to the fear of not saying YES
In order to master the practice of saying ‘NO’, one must be brave enough to not say YES.
A common example is a relative asking for help or borrowing money. Filipinos will usually find it hard to say NO even if they don’t have much to offer.
Regarding this matter, Alban said that as what the saying goes, you can’t give anything you don’t fully have. What you can do is offer a small amount of money instead.
In time, Alcantara suggested that before offering any help to others, you must evaluate your relationship with that person and that will help you decide. In this way, you are at the same time building a society that has a different outlook in life.
Saying NO to “toxic” relationships
Bad relationships can affect your life more than you can imagine. For you to achieve your dreams, you must cut off people who don’t add value to your life and hinders you to maximize your potential, he said.
Instead, you have to build relationships with people who inspires and empowers you to become successful, he added.
Saying NO to being complacent
Alban shared how changing her outlook in life and work served as a ladder to becoming successful. To fully achieve your dreams, you must focus on your work and position yourself as a leader who can change lives of people, she said.
As a conclusion, the panelists said: You can say no because you have your own freewill.
