[quote BSintolerant]@Getthekettleon2020 “No doesn’t mean ‘no’ it means ‘not right now” is in the MLM commandments! That one is a Forever Fibbing Classic.
Have you ever read Gavin de Becker’s “The Gift of Fear“? Everyone should read it - it explains how intuition keeps you safe and contains a lot of common sense. Here are some de Becker’s quotes which are apt in many situations - especially MLM situations.
‘I encourage people to remember that “no” is a complete sentence.’
‘“No” is a word that must never be negotiated, because the person who chooses not to hear it is trying to control you.’
‘There’s a lesson in real-life stalking cases that young women can benefit from learning: persistence only proves persistence—it does not prove love. The fact that a romantic pursuer is relentless doesn’t mean you are special—it means he is troubled.”
‘Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. People seeking to control others almost always present the image of a nice person in the beginning. Like rapport-building, charm and the deceptive smile, unsolicited niceness often has a discoverable motive.’
‘If you tell someone ten times that you don’t want to talk to him, you are talking to them—nine more times than you wanted to.’
Wise words indeed.[/quote]
Oh my goodness, I need to read this book.