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I called my friend Gill at 10 am this morning. \\u201cGill I\\u2019m calling you back. What\\u2019s up?\\u201d

\\u201cWe\\u2019re going to climb Pikes Peak today. You should join us Aaron.\\u201d

Pause; remind myself that the lists of excuses for saying \\u201cNo\\u201d are not that important or urgent or necessary. \\u201cYES. I\\u2019ll be there in an hour\\u201d.

Movies are extremely helpful in telling parable stories through the lives of someone else. The two movies that reframed my beliefs about risking saying \\u201cYES\\u201d more often are The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Yes Man. These are must see films if you think you might be prone to using the words like,

No

Ahhh, I really need to\\u2026.

Well it\\u2019s been a long time since I\\u2026.

You know my (person) really was expecting me to\\u2026

Keep me in mind for next time\\u2026.

Give me a heads up next time and I\\u2019ll be able to plan better.