Today’s episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast is all about the magic of one tiny but powerful word: no. Join us as we review The No Club, a book by four powerful, busy women who got rid of the grunt work so that they could reclaim their agendas and careers. We share our thoughts on the books and give you tips on how you can start saying ‘no’ to the tasks you don’t want to do.
Today’s episode of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast is all about the magic of one tiny but powerful word: no. Join us as we review The No Club, a book by four powerful, busy women who got rid of the grunt work so that they could reclaim their agendas and careers. We share our thoughts on the books and give you tips on how you can start saying ‘no’ to the tasks you don’t want to do.
We dive into the central premise of the book, that you need to look at your work day through a critical lens and identify whether what you’re doing is essential or if it’s a non-promotable task, or NPT. You’ll then hear us lay out strategies to avoid getting lumped with NPTs. We also help you to think about how to use your time on what matters to you and how to deliver the ‘no’ message without feeling guilty or torpedoing your career. Stay to the end to hear which book we’ll be reviewing next!
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Timestamps
[1:25] Today’s topic: The No Club book review! We give our book summary
[4:50] Why you need to avoid NPTs
[7:40] Making your own accountability club and following the book’s methodology
[9:27] Why NPTs hold you back
[11:52] Our experiences of struggling to say ‘no’
[15:45] Step #1 to pushing back against NPTs
[19:45] Step #2: Give yourself time to think
[21:50] What are your non-negotiables?
[24:50] How to say ‘no’
[27:35] The wrong message and the right message when saying ‘no’
[29:40] Our key book takeaways
[31:50] Our format for the next book club book
Links and Resources
Our previous episode on saying ‘no’
The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr on Amazon
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