{"id":15261,"date":"2020-06-29T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=15261"},"modified":"2020-06-29T01:16:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T05:16:29","slug":"how-not-to-say-yes-when-you-really-mean-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/i-am-african-podcast\/how-not-to-say-yes-when-you-really-mean-no.html","title":{"rendered":"How Not To Say Yes When You Really Mean No"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Even now, I&#8217;m wondering if How Not To Say Yes When You Really Mean No is the appropriate title for this. But it&#8217;s too late to change it. The podcast has been recorded, edited, and published. Perhaps, what I really should have named it is How Not To Spend Your Energy On Things You Really Don&#8217;t Want. Either way, I suppose there&#8217;s still an element of saying yes or no to something.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15263\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/How-Not-To-Say-Yes-When-You-Really-Mean-No-I-Am-African.png\" alt=\"How not to say yes when you really mean no\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/How-Not-To-Say-Yes-When-You-Really-Mean-No-I-Am-African.png 900w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/How-Not-To-Say-Yes-When-You-Really-Mean-No-I-Am-African-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/How-Not-To-Say-Yes-When-You-Really-Mean-No-I-Am-African-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/How-Not-To-Say-Yes-When-You-Really-Mean-No-I-Am-African-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Listen and tell me your thoughts!<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-4358618\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/894760\/4358618-16-how-not-to-say-yes-when-you-really-mean-no.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-4358618&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You can also listen at any and all of the following places:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iamafrican.buzzsprout.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>online<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/i-am-african-by-verastic\/id1500826309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Apple Podcast<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS84OTQ3NjAucnNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4ES2d1DIqg9V4TItH9IWS4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ihr.fm\/2WxpERH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>iHeart Radio<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/i-am-african-by-verastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sticher<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/Iymbxjiihk4g2gkq2sq75gxbzyq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google Play Music,<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Arts--Culture-Podcasts\/I-Am-African-by-Verastic-p1299132\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tunein,<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/i-am-african-by-verastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Spreaker<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/iamafrican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Blubrry<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalpodcast.com\/feeds\/96543-i-am-african-by-verastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Digital Podcast<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/us\/show\/923462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Deezer<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/i-am-african-by-verastic-1026608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Podchaser<\/strong><\/a>, and the Sono App (no link).&nbsp; If there\u2019s a podcast player you prefer that isn\u2019t listed here, let me know and I\u2019ll see if I can submit my podcast there. But that\u2019s not all! You can also find updates about the I Am African Podcast right here on Verastic.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/verastic.com\/iamafricanpodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>See for yourself<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love to connect with you on social media:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iamafricanpodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamafricanpod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/groups\/iamafricanpodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please, please, please share and rate the I Am African podcast on Apple Podcast. Help a girl out, please. Rate and Share. Rate and Share. Rate and Share. 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