You Encourage What You Tolerate.

So if you say yes to everything then you soon become the yes guy/gal. 

You’ve set people’s expectations that you’ll say yes. 

So, start saying a fast no and a slow yes. 

When you are over-delivering, bringing work home or staying late.

You have said yes to something.

But what is it or 👉who👈 is it that you have said no to?

Boundaries are not always easy to set.

The best and easiest time to set them is at the start of a new job or relationship. 

That way you get your reference points set in place and everyone knows where they stand.

If job creep starts to kick in then you have a reference point to go back to for the conversation with your boss. 

We don’t often think about it like this.

But you need to set boundaries towards your boss, colleagues, clients, family, friends, partner, kids and most importantly, yourself. 

You need to be clear with yourself on:
📌 What they are.
📌 Why you are setting them.
📌 How you communicate them with others so they know.
📌 How/where you’re willing to flex.
📌 What your lines in the sand are and what your lines in the concrete are.

How is someone supposed to respect your left and right limits and not walk all over them if you have never told them what they are?