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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://community.advanceweb.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Bringing Balance to our “NO!”</title><link>http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/pt_4/archive/2009/05/20/bringing-balance-to-our-no.aspx</link><description>" No! " It is one of the first words in a child's vocabulary: right after "da-da" and right before "mine." How does it happen that a word we have no problem using as a child creates so much angst as an adult? This week I watched Abigail's first struggle</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)</generator><item><title>Bringing Balance to our “YES!”</title><link>http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/pt_4/archive/2009/05/20/bringing-balance-to-our-no.aspx#40725</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:15:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:40725</guid><dc:creator>The Busy PT's Guide to Finding Balance</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;The best defense to avoiding overcommittment is to learn how to say, &amp;quot;Yes!&amp;quot; I know what you're thinking:&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Bringing Balance to our “NO!”</title><link>http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/pt_4/archive/2009/05/20/bringing-balance-to-our-no.aspx#38576</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 05:14:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:38576</guid><dc:creator>Janey Goude</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Ruth,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks for that excellent point. &amp;nbsp;Sometimes how we say something is far more harmful than the words we speak. &amp;nbsp;Likewise a gentle tone and demeanor can soften the blow when we have to deliver bad news.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks for the reminder.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Bringing Balance to our “NO!”</title><link>http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/pt_4/archive/2009/05/20/bringing-balance-to-our-no.aspx#38535</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 19:17:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:38535</guid><dc:creator>ruth varner</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;It's ok to safeguard yourself, your time and dignity with no. &amp;nbsp;Often the way its said makes a difference, with maybe a hint that sometime in the future the answer might change. &amp;nbsp;Often your first responsibility is to yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
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