Today I’m excited to introduce you to my dear friend Terri Cole, a licensed psychotherapist and relationship expert.
Terri’s specialty is boundaries, something I’ve struggled with my whole life.
As a people pleaser, I would feel important (and safe) when I bent over backwards to make a client or boss happy. This included being “on” 24/7 as I’d respond to emails and texts at all hours and drop personal priorities to meet clients’ last-minute needs.
Back in the day, work was the source of my significance. So for many years, I allowed my work to take over my whole life, even as my emotional health suffered.
Today I’m grateful to have a slower paced life in beautiful, tropical Puerto Rico. I regularly turn down exciting business and travel opportunities to allow myself more space to just be. My priorities are my physical health (I work out at least 5x a week), spending time in nature (from the beach to the rainforest), and cultivating enriching and nourishing relationships with my inner circle of close friends.
Because I understand how detrimental a lack of boundaries can be for us entrepreneurs, I’m thrilled to share a 25-minute video interview I did with Terri, who wrote a book on this topic called Boundary Boss.
In our interview we cover:
- How to protect your time and energy as an entrepreneur
- How to slow down when you’re feeling overextended and overwhelmed
- How to make sure people know exactly what to expect from you (and vice versa)
- How to express when things are bothering you in a non-confrontational way
Watch the interview at the bottom of this page!
If you’re ready to bring the joy back into your business and life, you’ll also want to grab Terri’s Proactive Boundaries at Work Toolkit.
It’s an 11-page guide, accompanied by a short video training, that will show you how to create a business centered around your needs and preferences, so that your work feels more empowering and joyful.
Go here to start creating Proactive Boundaries at Work.
Enjoy!
Selena
