Lewis Howes

Well, I built habits that protected my boundaries.

And the moment I did, people started treating me differently.

In this episode, I'm gonna be sharing the five strategies that helped me stop being walked on and will help you earn real respect also.

And again, if you feel like you are sick and tired of not feeling peace with the people around you, it's probably because you try to make everyone like you, love you, respect you, but you've been doing it the wrong way.

And the first strategy to this process is to own your no.

Own your no.

Most people are afraid of saying no, but this is what you need to step into.

If you can't say no, your yes means nothing.

Now, boundaries aren't walls to keep people out.

They're gates to protect what matters most.

And the difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.

I love this quote from Warren Buffett.

And I used to think saying no would make a lot of people dislike me.

So for years, all I would do is just say yes to everyone.

If they asked me for a favor, yes, what do you need?

If they asked me to give them endorsement on something, yes, I'll do it.

If they asked me to promote them, sure, I got you.

Whatever it was, I'd say yes to someone else.

Whenever I did that, I was saying no to myself, especially if it was distracting me or pulling me away constantly from taking action on the things that I needed to be doing in that moment.

And the moment I started practicing no,