“George, with your ability to create Personal development training Seminars and my contacts with Hollywood stars, we can make a fortune.
\nActors have plenty of time between movies.
\nDesign a 30 day course and then I’ll contact people to take it.” (Monkey on my<\/strong> back!)<\/em>
\n“Great!” I replied. “Get me just one name to have an idea who I’m designing for.” (Monkey on his<\/strong> back)<\/em>
\nI never heard him mention that idea again.<\/p>\n

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“Boss, I have an idea to improve sales but I need you to access the computer files. They are restricted at my level in the company. (Monkey on Boss’s<\/strong> back)<\/em>
\nOne week later… “How’s my computer information coming, Boss?” (Monkey still<\/strong> on his back!)<\/em>
\nHad he suggested the employee start working on the idea (Monkey on employee’s<\/strong> back!)<\/em> and show him that, the Boss would have placed the Monkey where it ‘belonged’.<\/p>\n

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I ended up doing a lot of work because I thought my only option was yes \/no, and I can’t say no. However as you see above, there is a way of reversing<\/strong> things so the other person has the onus and not you.
\nWithout saying ‘no<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\n

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