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Build a No List (That Builds Your Business)
Because every “yes” has a cost, especially the automatic ones.
Justin Glover
July 01, 2025
Today’s Perspective Shift
From: “What else could I do with AI?”
To: “What should I never allow again?”
Theme for the Quarter: Build Your Inner Stack
Theme for the Week: Boundaries That Scale You
Quote of the Week:
“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.”
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✨ In Today’s Episode:
Why founders need a personal “No List”
How to codify what you don’t do, serve, or allow
Use AI to filter distractions, mismatches, and misfires
Your “No List Builder” worksheet included
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Build a No List (That Builds Your Business)
Because every “yes” has a cost, especially the automatic ones.
🧠 ONE Smart Idea
Most burnout doesn’t come from what you do.
It comes from what you didn’t say no to, early enough.
That’s why your next growth milestone probably depends on one thing:
A ruthless clarity filter called your No List.
Not as a mindset.
As a system.
📖 Story Spark
A founder friend once told me:
“I feel like my calendar is gaslighting me.”
He wasn’t wrong.
It was packed with projects, calls, and offers that looked productive…
but none were moving his core business forward.
So we built his “No List”:
No discovery calls with unqualified leads
No projects that don’t scale
No replies to vague DMs asking to “pick your brain”
Once installed, we built AI prompts to automatically:
Filter emails
Decline meetings
Redirect requests to pre-vetted offers
He didn’t become less accessible.
He became strategically available.
⚙️ Tactical Application: Create Your No List
Your “No List” isn't just about what drains you.
It’s about designing what deserves your focus.
Step 1: List 5 Patterns You’ve Tolerated Too Long
Examples:
Back-to-back calls
Unqualified podcast invites
Scope creep from clients
Freebie seekers
Slack check-ins outside work hours
Step 2: Categorize by Cost
For each, rate:
💸 Cost in time
🧠 Cost in clarity
🧨 Cost in energy
High-cost = must block.
Step 3: Build Your No Prompts
Use AI to help you say no with confidence and tone:
“Act as my boundary enforcer. Decline this opportunity clearly and kindly, reinforcing my current focus. Offer an alternate resource if appropriate, but protect my time and values.”
💸 Make Money With AI
Strategy: Package your “No List” as a business clarity template
Turn your No List into a Notion doc or Canva PDF
Record a short walkthrough: “5 things I stopped doing that grew my business”
Include bonus AI prompts for rejection filters
Offer it as:
A freebie before your high-ticket offer
A paid clarity builder ($9–$27)
An evergreen list-building quiz or opt-in
Let people buy back their time with your boundaries.
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🔦 Tool Spotlight: No List Builder Template
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🧭 Intelligent Elevation
Boundaries don’t push people away.
They protect your best work.
The No List isn’t negative.
It’s a proactive filter for greatness.
💬 Closing Insight
“Every yes becomes someone’s priority. Make sure it matches yours.”
Build your “No List.”
Let AI enforce it.
Reclaim your calendar—without apology.
🧠 Reply with one “No” you’re ready to automate
💾 Save this list builder
🔖 Star for next quarter’s audit
➡ Forward to a founder trapped in “too many yeses”
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— Justin Glover
