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The Magic of Boundaries
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” (Brené Brown)
2020 is my year of boundaries.
Beginning to set boundaries with myself, as well as other people has paid dividends in 2019. I whittled down a list of powerful and healthy habits (both for myself and for my business) that now gets tracked daily. I fired a toxic client. I have made meditation a daily occurrence in my life. I have defined myself and my business more clearly than ever. I know who I am and who I want to be…and those two things are no longer very far apart.
That is all thanks to personal boundaries.
What are personal boundaries, you ask?
Wikipedia defines personal boundaries simply as guidelines, rules, or limits that a person creates to identify reasonable, safe, and permissible ways for other people to behave towards them and how they will respond when someone passes those limits.
They are, in essence, how I CHOOSE to live my life.
“Lack of boundaries invites lack of respect.” (Anonymous)
I decide how I treat myself. I decide how I will allow others to treat me. I decide how I respond to situations and difficult people. I decide how I will make “calm” a way of life. I decide not to take…
