Are relationships really all about connection?
Are relationships really all about connection?
No
They are just as much about disconnection… and boundaries.
TRY THIS...
Imagine a sturdy fence.
Now place yourself on one side and everyone else on the other side of the fence.
Now install a gate that can only be opened from your side.
Decide what you’ll open the gate for.
Guard your gate against unwelcome intrusions.
In my leadership programme we cover vison and authentic style as well as assertiveness and feedback… all critical to fence building and management.
For years I struggled with this, it was only recently that I realised that it’s not about ‘who’ you open it for, but ‘what’ and ‘when’ 💡
SOMETHING TO PONDER...
Are you doing all 5 steps above?
What or who is getting through uninvited and when?
What do you need that isn’t getting through?
SOMETHING FOR LATER...
If you are ‘on the fence’ (pun intended) about what to let in and why…. watch this 16:23 minute video. It’s from 2008 but still totally relevant.