Set Boundaries Before Reaching Breaking Point
After about 4 years into building my consulting business into a “success”—complete with the much glorified 6-figure income benchmark—I realised I had become a master at generating anxiety, resentment and exhaustion right alongside it.
I couldn’t say no to clients, set limits on scope creep or protect any personal time. I’d drive endlessly between meetings with panic attacks brewing under the surface. I battled constant stress from firefighting all day long, and never feeling like I could not answer a call or say no.
I shared in other posts about the importance of boundaries, and sometimes I think people think they are a bit of a buzzword - I didn't even know what they were!
But it took reaching my own breaking point to realise I still bought into toxic hustle culture lies: needing to say yes to everything to prove my worth and value.
It wasn’t a skill problem but a mindset problem rooted in my fear of disappointing others and sending the (false) signal that I don’t care enough about my business by – gasp – having a life.
Working with a coach helped me finally call BS on those stories I told myself. I committed to boundaries like ending work at 6pm, blocking off personal time and – hardest of all – pushing back on client requests without apology.
The result? My business IS still successful but now sustainably fuels me too. Imagine that.
I share because so many entrepreneurs believe healthy limits will undermine their vision or viability when it's exactly what protects the longevity of both.
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