by Dena Patton

 

Boundaries are a wonderful thing, especially for the busy woman who has a full plate and who is juggling multiple roles. But even if you aren't juggling tons of roles and responsibilities boundaries are still great to have to keep balance in your life and maintain healthy relationships. Check back here for tips and advice around creating, sustaining and maintaining healthy boundaries in your life. Also, there is a GREAT worksheet on my bio page that will help evaluate where your boundaries are and how to improve them. Enjoy!

Tools to help you sustain boundaries that bring you happiness:

• BE RESPONSIBLE: Be responsible for your life. All the good and all the bad. When you take responsibility you then have the power to impact it.
• SAY NO: Every time you say yes to something say no to something else verses feeling that you have to say YES to everything.
• STAY POWERFUL: Your language helps to keep you powerful. Use positive, powerful language when you are speaking about yourself and your future.
• KEEP BOUNDARIES: Create, sustain and maintain your boundaries in all areas of your life. If you don't honor your boundaries no one will.
• BUILD YOUR OWN SELF-ESTEEM: Don't look for outside validation for your self-esteem it comes from within (hence the name SELF-esteem). "I'm fabulous."
• PURSUE YOUR DREAMS: No need to look for outside permission/validation to pursue your dreams. Make a list of dreams, then a list of boundaries that need to be present to make those dreams happen, create a support circle of people who believe in you, and finally create an action list and get in action girlfriend!
• FAITH: Have faith in yourself and your God that you can do anything you dream of doing.