{"id":2525,"date":"2022-03-24T00:18:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T00:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2025-05-06T06:41:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T06:41:58","slug":"boundaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/boundaries\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build Healthy Boundaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">I have a friend (let&#8217;s call her Joanne) who&#8217;s had issues with her mother-in-law for years.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>For some reason, Joanne&#8217;s MIL has been a nightmare ever since Joanne married her son&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>The MIL is obstructive, rude and turns up uninvited (Joanne&#8217;s MIL has a key to their home and she lets herself in&#8230;)<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>The lack of respect and privacy makes Joanne miserable.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>She feels undervalued, angry and extremely frustrated by the situation she is in.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>And worse still? Joanne&#8217;s husband doesn&#8217;t seem to see the problem.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.register.illuminategrowth.com.au\/7habitswelcome\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2139\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-1024x205.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-768x153.png 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-600x120.png 600w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>So&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Why\u00a0am I telling you this?<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Seems a bit of a downer right?!\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>The important bit is this&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">Right from the get-go, Joanne has allowed her own boundaries to be crossed and&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>(As having strong boundaries is paramount to building healthy self-esteem)&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Learning how to communicate and protect your boundaries is awfully,\u00a0<em>awfully\u00a0<\/em>important.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><strong>What Does It Mean to &#8216;Cross a Boundary&#8217;?<\/strong><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Say, for example&#8230; your boss is driving you nuts by micro-managing you&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>That&#8217;s a crossed boundary.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Say someone at work consistently talks to you with a condescending tone and it makes you feel humiliated&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>That&#8217;s a crossed boundary.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Say there&#8217;s a person who comes too far into your physical space without invitation or harshly interrupts you when you&#8217;re sharing your genius&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>These are\u00a0crossed boundaries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.register.illuminategrowth.com.au\/7habitswelcome\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2139\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-1024x205.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-768x153.png 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-600x120.png 600w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><strong>How to Break Bad Behaviour<\/strong><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Boundaries are like values&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>If you&#8217;re feeling angry, frustrated, upset &#8211; it&#8217;s a sure sign that a boundary (and a value) of yours has been crossed&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>And the truth is, you might think it&#8217;s\u00a0<em>their<\/em>\u00a0fault&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>But&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>YOU are\u00a0the only one on this entire planet who can change that pattern.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Let&#8217;s get back to Joanne.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>\u200b\u200bOver a coffee I helped\u00a0her\u00a0identify her own compromised values:<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><em>Respect\u00a0and\u00a0privacy<\/em>&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>And, with this knowledge, she was able to define some boundaries (and the behaviours needed) to protect those values.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.register.illuminategrowth.com.au\/7habitswelcome\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2139\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-1024x205.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-768x153.png 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-600x120.png 600w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><strong>How to Establish Healthy Boundaries<\/strong><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>If you want a simple tip to think about how to set up a boundary&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Just write 1-2 of your values at the top of a page&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>And expand on these 2 sentences below:<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>1. With [value X] in mind, this kind of behaviour from<strong>\u00a0them<\/strong>\u00a0(your MIL or other person driving you nuts)\u00a0is NOT ok:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Really go for it!<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Get everything off your chest! Tell your mother-in-law how it is! \ud83d\ude42<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>And you might be surprised to read sentence 2:<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>2.\u00a0With [value X] in mind, this kind of behaviour from\u00a0<strong>me\u00a0<\/strong>is NOT ok:&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Yup!<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>You read that correctly!<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>The word &#8216;me&#8217; is in there&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Because, right now,\u00a0you\u00a0are equally contributing to the crossed-boundary pattern you find yourself in.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Which means&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>You are actually the catalyst to<strong> creating a\u00a0new\u00a0pattern<\/strong>&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>You are the one with the\u00a0<strong>power to control<\/strong>\u00a0the situation&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>You are the one with the<strong>\u00a0decision making\u00a0<\/strong>ability&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>It&#8217;s just a question of deciding you are worth a better deal&#8230;<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><em>Which of course\u00a0you are&#8230;<\/em><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>And outlining how it&#8217;s going to be from here on.<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>Rebecca x<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.register.illuminategrowth.com.au\/7habitswelcome\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2139\" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-1024x205.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-768x153.png 768w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog-600x120.png 600w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tired-feeling-unrecog.png 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2368 \" src=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_4311-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_4311-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_4311-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/illuminategrowth.com.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_4311-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 81px) 100vw, 81px\" \/>Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for corporate women who are ready to step it up, build credibility and visibility and chase down only the best career opportunities. 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