8 Reasons To Set Good Boundaries
DO YOU EVER feel overwhelmed by the constant demands on your time and the sheer VOLUME of information flying about your personal and professional space?
We’re exposed to more ‘noise’ than ever and we’re more accessible than ever. People might be emailing (work & home accounts), Facebook-ing, messaging on LinkedIn, on Insta, on Tik Tok, WhatsApp, and a million other apps.
We’re busy checking over here, quick check back over there… and it stops you from tuning into the ONE person you need the most in your life and business - YOU.
We’re literally drowning in information while crying out for wisdom, and peace.
You need to look after you. You are #1.
We’re expected to be permanently switched to ON, and at the beck and call of others 24/7.
If you’re feeling the pressure then…
It’s time to set good professional boundaries.
Boundaries are NOT about keeping OTHER people at bay, or saying NO just for the sake of a rule.
Boundaries are YOURS, decided by YOU, and created to support YOU in feeling happy, maintaining a healthy state, and being at peace with your place in the world. You are NOT responsible for other people (except for your children!). You are responsible for you. Lead by example.
Boundaries are like the skin you’re in - they hold all of your vital pieces together.
Here are 8 reasons why you will want to set good professional boundaries. They help you to:
Live in alignment with your own personal and professional values. Boundaries based on your values serve as a useful guide if you’re ever in doubt about a situation.
Boundaries help you to be generous with others (when the time is right) without resentment. For example, when you’re not burnt out you have time to create add on programmes or bonuses for your clients that serve them well and catalyse the work you are doing together optimising everyone’s results.
Communicate with confidence. You don’t dither when you know what you’re about. You won’t have to pause to question if you do or don’t do something because #1 above has your back.
Know your limitations and when to ask for help or say no.
Feel supported in the working day, and have time to pursue your own interests. Remember all work and no play? Let’s never repeat that again.
Build self-respect and gain respect from others. When you set good boundaries you encourage other people to do the same.
Trust that you won’t be treated like a doormat or taken advantage of by clients. Your ideal clients will never take advantage of you but without good boundaries you will attract clients determined to squeeze every last drop of juice out of you. You can practically guarantee their own boundaries are in question too!
Feel safe and able to relax knowing that you’re not just about to take on way too much work and risk burning out. I’ve done this too many times in my life and trust me, it’s so much harder to put a firm boundary in place when you’ve let people swing the lead beforehand!
Personal and professional boundaries let other people know what to expect; without boundaries you feel like you’re constantly at the whim of other people or at risk of being taken advantage of. It builds frustration and resentment, and sets you up for more of the same.
And, remember that:
if you drop your boundary be kind to yourself. Regroup and remember that tomorrow is a new day
What boundaries do you need to thrive?
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