Boundary Bites Blog
Lions, Tigers, Boundaries… Oh My!
Since I’ve been on this boundary journey, I am constantly looking for lessons, examples, and boundaries in action. This past weekend, I discovered them at the Nashville Zoo. My husband and I were in town visiting family, and we decided to take our 2-year-old...
Moving Boundaries on The Cigar Lounge
I join Joe Curcillo to talk about healthy boundary setting and my new book, “You Had Me at No: How Setting Healthy Boundaries Helps Banish Burnout, Repair Relationships, and Save Your Sanity” on The Cigar Lounge, the official podcast of the Cigar Peg.
Boundaries Save Relationships
“If you let everyone pick your brain, your brain will be picked clean.” If you’re an expert in any subject, there’s a good chance that someone has, at some point, asked you for advice about whatever you do. Perhaps you’re an accountant with extensive knowledge of tax...
Saved by the Smart Phone – Part 2
In “Saved by the Smartphone Part 1,” you learned how to use the Do Not Disturb function on your cellphone to curb the influx of flamboyant squirrels while you’re attempting to focus on a specific task. Hopefully, you’ve put this little marvel into play a few times and...
Saved by the Smart Phone – Part 1
Did you know that you have a boundary-setting dynamo in the palm of your hand? Boundaries are important when it comes to standing up for yourself, expressing your needs, and teaching people how you expect to be treated. But did you ever consider the impact of...
My Soul Needs to Heal
It was late January of 2016 when I attended my women’s mastermind group against the advice of just about everyone. Two days earlier, I had been in a car accident, my poor little Toyota Corolla flipping 5 times before coming to a stop on the shoulder of the parkway....
What You “Should” Be Doing During the Pandemic
How’s your sleep? With this pesky global pandemic, I (shockingly) haven’t been sleeping the best. I fall asleep early, but sometime around 3 am, that restful night goes the way of the dodo bird. Maybe that’s due to the extra dog I’ve got in my bed (I’m fostering since...
When Did Your Ketchup Expire?
My refrigerator is a very scary place. Not like Ghostbusters scary with an evil dog/monster creature that will ultimately lead to possession. It’s not even a “Bachelor Fridge,” a barren wasteland with a case of beer and three-week old pizza languishing in the box. No,...
13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
Welcome to entrepreneurship... the ups, the downs, and the days when those ups and downs come so quickly that you feel like you're on a roller coaster just minutes after scarfing down every fried food the amusement park had to offer. If you're lucky, you come from a...
Confessions of a Workplace Martyr
Do you remember any of your High School or college jobs? I worked my way through undergrad and graduate school as a bank teller and then a Customer Service rep in one of those "supermarket banks." Yeah, it was about as much fun as it sounds. Maybe it's because I'm...
When Aligning with a Nonprofit WON’T Help Your Business
If you've been reading any of my posts, you keep hearing how wonderful it is to collaborate with a nonprofit. You've learned some of the benefits, the reasoning behind it, how to choose your nonprofit, and did I mention how wonderful it is? But it doesn't always...
A Flawless Sales Process
I toyed with naming this piece "Holy Crap, We Bought a Timeshare" but since the transaction was reversed, I'm not sure that's appropriate. Have you ever been able to emotionally detach from a sales pitch? Not your own, of course. Have you ever been sitting there...
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