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Here’s Where I Draw the Line: How to Set Boundaries in Your Personal and Professional Life
By Kelly Lee Reeves, certified Business, Entrepreneurship and Life Purpose Coach
Is there a heaviness in you that you just can’t seem to shake because you feel the people in your life no longer respect you or your time?
Well, it’s time for a change!
We all have the tendency to please. We never want to disappoint someone, which is why we have such difficulty with the word “no”.
We’re afraid it might cause us to lose our job, or a client, or even a friend. We don’t say “no” out of awkwardness or social pressure.
Because of this fear, we tend to over-commit, and therefore we have to cancel on someone. We’re never on time and therefore we’re always late; or we just flake. These ultimately cause disappointment anyway.
It also causes us to say “yes” to things that don’t really matter or that will ultimately become a burden.
There’s a difference between saying no and choosing no.
Here are some tips on how to draw the line in both your personal and professional life and to start living for yourself, not for the people around you.
