Saying No Worksheet
A Boundary-Setting Tool for Leaders and Anyone Who Cares About Helping Others
Available as a downloadable worksheet.
What This Is
A worksheet that helps you think through the no before the moment arrives. It gives you simple, effective scripts and a process for clarifying what you’re being asked for, what saying yes would cost you, and how to communicate the no in a way that respects the relationship without abandoning the standard. A well-placed no is not a rejection of a person. It is a protection of something important.
Who It’s For
Anyone. It’s especially useful for people who care about helping others and find saying no difficult.
How Long It Takes
About 15 minutes. Download it, work through it, and take more time if the request is a big one.
How to Use It
Saying no can be hard when the request is real, the relationship is real, and the pressure is real. The worksheet takes the emotional charge out of the decision by giving you a process before the feelings take over.
Use it when you’re facing a request that pushes against a boundary you’ve set.
Use it when you know the answer should be no but can’t quite find the words.
Setting boundaries is essential for reducing stress and maintaining balance. Boundaries don’t just protect you. They protect the people and values you’re responsible for.
Ready to lead with somebodiness?
The worksheet is a starting point. The real work happens in the room, with your team, with someone who can help you see what you can’t see from the inside.
Translator’s Consulting Group works with organizations to build cultures where everybody is somebody. We offer facilitation, workshops, coaching, and speaking designed for real people doing real work.