Have you ever thought about boundaries? By that I mean the responsibilities and priorities you have to yourself and others. Have you ever considered how your lack of boundaries can impact not only on you but those around you? Is there a difference between lack of boundaries and a lack of focus?
For me, it’s things like…
The occasional client consistently arriving late for appointments (meaning I need to choose between running over time for an appointment or cutting it short before I’ve done everything I wanted to in that session).
Children who want running to places but then not being ready on time.
The kids helping round the house.
The effect on me and my energy when it happens is not a positive one.
This was really brought to a head recently when, while my daughter was back from uni, we cut short some time together for me to see a client… who then didn’t show up and didn’t even text me to let me know they weren’t coming.
This is a very rare occurrence – but I was not a happy bunny! After I’d had a rant I realised that I had to take responsibility and accept that I had not been sending out the right professional message to this client.
In a fast-moving society time is precious to all of us. I had to reflect not only on where I let my boundaries down but also being more aware of how I honour my commitments to others.
‘Do to others as you would have them do to you’ Luke