Drained? Cure: 'Setting Boundaries'

Welcome to the FIRST edition of AchieveHER! I’m thrilled to have you join this exclusive community of high performing & high achieving women aspiring to maximize their potential, betting on themselves and getting to their next level!

BIT ABOUT ME

Like you, I am a multifaceted human. I am a professional woman with 15+ years in technology industry, a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a high performance coach and an entrepreneur. More importantly, I have been in your shoes!

While juggling multiple hats, I have lived with burnout, fear of disappointment and self-induced pressure to be everything to everyone but prioritize myself.

Having overcome these trails, I am on a mission to help YOU build a thriving career without burnout, empower you to break barriers, dream big and achieve bigger!

TODAY’s TOPIC

• Why boundaries?

• How to (effectively) set boundaries?

• Where to start?

WHY

• To protect your time and energy.

• To protect your mental and emotional wellbeing.

• To focus on what matters to you!

(Tip: Setting boundaries isn’t about being rigid, rather optimizing performance while maintaining balance and well-being.)

HOW

1. 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

 ↳ Your boundaries should align to what matters most to you.

 ↳ Define your hard boundaries (non-negotiables) & soft boundaries (flexibles)

 2. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀.

 ↳ Create clear structures for your work & delegate work that does not have to be done by you (more on this in a minute).

 ↳ Set aside specific times for focused tasks and prioritize effectively.

 3. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹.

 ↳ Communicate your needs & priorities properly with people around you.

 ↳ For example let others know you prefer to not be disturbed doing focus work.

 4. 𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗢 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻.

 ↳ Be comfortable saying NO to tasks or obligations.

 ↳ Remind yourself that overcommitting isn’t serving you.

WHERE TO START

Have you heard of the Eisenhower Decision Matrix? Here is what I would like you to do.

• Give yourself 15 minutes.

• Find yourself a quiet place with the least number of distractions (Perhaps early in the morning or after putting kids to bed if you have one or more).

• Make your to-do list. List everything that you do and think about!

• Next, on a sheet create four quadrants as described below and park items from your to-do list in appropriate quadrants.

• Be honest and challenge yourself to delegate and delete as much as possible.

• Communicate your priorities.

• Enjoy the light feeling!

How does it feel? Hit reply and share what you liked, what you would like to see!

Until next week,

Jaspreet