In the heat of the moment, we are really focused on pleasing the person asking us. Spotting the pushy asker when having a set of strategies to deal with them is quite important. Walnut trees are most likely to ask you in a face-to-face context. One strategy is to create distance between you and the walnut tree.
In the final installment of her interview, Vanessa Patrick ("The Power of Saying No") gives us tips for turning down the pushy people in our lives.