Saying no to a multimillionaire CEO

A couple years ago, my team reached out to a well-known CEO, so I could interview him. [Rich Life Insiders Banner](113/d586LZ04/VX15x64My952W3dJy633q8ZwcVhPn1w5frhXdN3mxJ6K3qn9gW7lCdLW6lZ3kVW5bGd7p2y092mW9c7NdH17-V_-W50Cynh6lP_4tW7Sd2Cp77Tk25W56MYN63_c3dwTztmQ1_Hm2VW55pGMS9b5_XnW945Qz_3tS5qWW7LLVnc9g5SVFW4sXX-n48r79fW3X6zv_1HR3QFW5Cy1sV5rx1DqW7XTYDj66DMhjW7MtbH033qr1QW6Pth_y1532XDW8DBqnb1G6H4VW6N7FqK1trmx8W7CX4Gq8ZB9vXW72QNXT3xbDdLW2vKs974VWJmhW3ZfQsY30rGmLW4DLmPv8zFSV0W26cwyG2wjKwFN8-X9FQ1bFHpdjYw3F04) {NAME}, A couple years ago, my team reached out to a well-known CEO, so I could interview him. This guy has a large social media following, he’s been on national TV many times, and you would — 9 times out of 10 — recognize him walking down the street. We scheduled a time to meet and chat remotely, so everything could be recorded. Everything was scheduled and on the calendar. I was super excited about this interview! Then, right before our scheduled meeting, his team reached out at the last minute and canceled. Some prior commitments took longer than expected. I get it. People are busy. Especially at the level this guy is at. We rescheduled the interview for another date and time, and … I went on with my week. Finally, the rescheduled date arrived. I waited online for him to join a little early, and he wasn’t there yet. Not unusual. Then 5 minutes passed. Nothing. 10 minutes passed. I checked my email and texts. Not a word from anyone. Finally, 15 minutes passed … and I logged off and went on with my day as planned. Later, I got an email from his team apologizing for not making it. He had gotten busy again. They proposed a new date and time to reschedule. I told them, “I appreciate it, but no thank you.” I stuck to the boundaries I set for myself. [Ramit writing with a window view] Setting boundaries grants me the time and energy to work on things I love doing. Why I declined an interview with a multimillionaire CEO I never wait more than 15 minutes for people without any communication. It’s a rule I have. It doesn’t matter if it’s my brother meeting me for lunch, or a well-known CEO. I have to set boundaries. Let me be clear: I don’t say “no” to be mean, or to make it seem like I’m important. I do it so that I can focus on the important stuff and the people I care about. When you don’t set boundaries, you unknowingly inherit other people’s problems. That’s why the topic of boundaries is part of my module on developing unwavering focus in my [Mental Mastery](113/d586LZ04/VX15x64My952W3dJy633q8ZwcVhPn1w5frhXdN3mxJ7C3qn9gW95jsWP6lZ3nRW1VC7cY20417MW25rWQf4ssc07W3vfrkD5Hm6TwW14Jl6f9cN7RCW58SNyt1k2VRcW4zvcvF3gjqZmVv_GVm6TqQr0N3hf9fLs6MDSF8r6NvtVG0cW86qvkc19ZxNXW6rCKrP22zkkPW7_Pf575R9ZCSN57PjFNTSL4DW10q_-m63K4QKW6SNW2G4RVQHQW5dvtt-8kP6V8W6WnqnJ184ZR_W6vxFps3lzW6jW6qTgRP1v5w4vW4HpLZ394X8YlW8Dr30D4QgsjMMT0bNPTT-DrW7SmJly7x1xrGW7stlps2hJNfdW403bcp1Y3x1CW6sJkB897rJ19W8cMZdT6WggTcW7Zsjp1401GtNW2NbkJJ3NygwTW1s122D475GQhdbYXpz04) program. I have my own rules — like the 15-minute waiting rule — and I’ll show you how you can create your own. Most people don’t set boundaries because they don’t want to be seen as rude or not nice to work with. But truly, it doesn’t have to be that way. 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