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Learning

to Say

No

t’s 7 p.m. You’ve settled down to a nice, quiet dinner at
I home. The phone rings.

“Hello, is this John Smith?”
“Yes,” you answer.
“How are you this evening?”
“Fine,” you respond, watching your food get cold and
wondering who this is.
“As a fellow graduate of the East Overshoe University, I’m
sure you’ve kept up on our recent successes. And you’ve
certainly been supportive of our efforts to continue that
tradition of quality. That’s why we thought you’d like to
know about our new fundraising drive ....”
Maybe you’d like to contribute to old EOU. Maybe not. It’s
hard to say no to this eager young voice. And you’re even
willing to forgive this interruption of your personal life and
the manipulative way that caller has “reeled” you in.

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