Ever notice how sometimes the right message appears just when you need to hear it? Sure, I’ve heard it before, “Everything you say yes to means you say no to something else.” Yeah, yeah. But who ever thinks about that when they’re saying yes? I just assume I can fit it in, somehow, without saying no to anything. But a post on The Million Dollar Business Success Blog was the right reminder at the perfect time.

I think it’s important to be really involved with the networking groups you join. You can really build relationships with other active members, demonstrate your “character and competence” which are so essential to networking, contribute to something bigger than your own business. But you do have to know your limits.

So recently, I said no to another year on the board of this business group because it has just been so time consuming. Very time consuming. But now they’re suggesting we can make some changes that may lighten the load, if I’ll change my mind. And I was wavering.

And then I read on the blog post, “If you want something else to fit into your life then say NO to something that is a lesser payoff.” Did I mention I’ve been complaining lately that I have no life?

Melanie continues to go on and share her “octupus recovery technique,” which you can read about on her blog. It’s pretty much common sense. But you know–sometimes you just have to see common sense in black and white to remember to have some.

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