016 Bolder Boundaries - How to Put Them in and Uphold Them!

Full Freedom for Entrepreneurs with Skye Barbour

Enjoying work-life balance might seem like an impossibility, especially since the pandemic where we are, more often than not, working at our kitchen tables. I’m here today to help un-blur the lines so that you can set healthy boundaries.

One way we inadvertently send mixed messages about boundaries is by making exceptions. People will model your behavior. If you reply to clients after business hours or if you let phone calls go longer than scheduled, you’re telling people that it is ok for them to expect these things from you in the future. Similarly at home, if you are on your phone at dinner, you’re telling your family that it is acceptable for them to be on their phones at dinner as well.

Points to Remember:

1. When you decide you want to set a boundary you have to actually have a conversation to reset the behaviors.

2. If you are reluctant to have these conversations because it may feel uncomfortable you need to confront your responsibility block. Remember that you have to take care of your needs in order to keep a relationship you put other people before your own needs. People pleasing is being “nice” at the expense of honesty and true kindness.

3. Set your positive intention. You care about the relationship and that’s precisely why you need to talk to them about why something isn’t working.

You’ll be doing yourself and everyone around you a favor by setting a boundary that keeps you feeling respected and full of energy.

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