Ironically, your ability to say no to opportunities, even good ones, is necessary to live an extraordinary life. ‘No’ is a lot harder to say when you don’t respect yourself. This is because it’s easier to go along with what other people are asking you to do. You need enough self-authority to say no and even more to follow through when you do say it. Both are hard if you don’t respect yourself. You also need to prepare your ‘no.’