Purpose: Practice turning something down when your plate is already full.
When to use: Use this before you answer a request you do not have room for.
Worksheet prompts
- What is being asked, and by when?
- What would you have to drop to say yes?
- Write three ways you could answer.
A no, a not right now, and a smaller yes. - Pick one and write it out the way you would say or send it.
A no can be short and still be kind.