Are you saying yes – even when you can’t, shouldn’t, or just don’t want to?
Are you saying yes – and wasting time, energy, and money?
This course will help you uncover the role that guilt, obligation, and fear play in your decision-making and teach you real-life strategies for saying ‘no’ to friends, family, partners, and colleagues – without being an asshole.
You’ll learn that NO is…
f*ck no! THE COURSE
I’ll guide you through…
- The “Why do I say yes all the goddamn time?” quiz – an analysis of your personal motivations for saying yes when you’d rather be saying no
- Reflections and role-playing scenarios
AND
I’ll teach you to walk the walk to No–ville.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to…
- Outline a Fuck Budget that prioritizes your time, energy, and money (aka your “fuck bucks”)
- Set (and stick to) boundaries that protect your aforementioned time, energy, and money
- Confidently decline invitations, requests, and favors – yes, even to destination weddings
- Politely and honestly refuse unwanted family interactions, unpaid overtime, second dates, and more
- Stop saying yes – when you can’t, you shouldn’t, or you just don’t fucking want to
HOW IT WORKS
F*CK NO!: The Course is a 31-day SMS-based program hosted by yours truly. Each morning, you will receive a brief audio recording with targeted (profanity-laden) insights, tips, and tricks for saying no to the various people in your life.
Each audio message is followed by a text message instruction or prompt and encouragement to practice your scenari-nos aloud, or by writing them down. Whatever works best for you.
LISTEN
Daily bite-sized audio insights and tips
LEARN
Reflections on your personal triggers and pain points
LET IT GO
Tips, tricks and practice scenarios to say no, stick to it, and be heard
REAL APPLICATIONS
REAL-LIFE SCENARI-NOS
Each scenari-no focuses on real-life people who cause you to feel grief, guilt, and shame for saying no. Here you’ll learn how to decline their advances in unique ways, and without burning any bridges (unless you really want to).
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING…
As far as we’re concerned, Sarah Knight is our life coach. [F*ck No!] is filled with pep talks and sage advice for how to say no with confidence—and without fear. Consider this your 2020 mood.
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HelloGiggles.com
[Full of] concrete examples of how to say ‘no’ while sparing someone’s feelings. Along with light-hearted advice, Knight neatly guides readers through more serious situations… such as dealing with unpleasant neighbors or avoiding being rushed out of a doctor’s appointment [and] setting and enforcing sexual boundaries.
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The Independent (UK)
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
With more than 3 million copies in print, Sarah Knight’s No Fucks Given Guides have been published in thirty-one languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world. Known as “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, Knight, a Harvard graduate, worked for fifteen years as a top book editor in New York City with authors such as Chris Cleave, James Lee Burke, Gillian Flynn, David Javerbaum, Jen Kirkman, Jessica Knoll, Emily Nagoski, and many more. In 2015 she left corporate publishing to go freelance, moved to the Caribbean, and wrote The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, which is currently in development for film with New Line Cinema.
Knight’s TEDx Talk on “The Magic of Not Giving a Fuck” has 10 million views; she is an in-demand speaker who has headlined events for WarnerMedia, the Marriott Hotel Group, The Wing, and others; and she hosts the popular No Fucks Given podcast, which reached #1 on the Apple Education charts.