Discover the Surprising Tiny Habits Secretly Defining Your Personal Brand Every Day
7. Maintaining boundaries
In the past, I struggled with saying “no.” I wanted to be helpful, but I’d end up stretched too thin, half-committed to multiple projects and relationships.
Eventually, I realized that constantly overextending myself was impacting how people saw me.
It wasn’t that I was a pushover; it was that I lacked clarity in my boundaries.
Setting clear limits—like designating certain times to answer emails or politely declining extra tasks—turned out to be a powerful way to maintain respect for both my time and others’.