Setting limits
Three keys to setting limits and ensuring people respect them:
Be clear, be direct, and don’t try to avoid the discomfort and guilt that often accompany protecting your boundaries.
When you communicate your boundaries, stay calm and be straightforward. State your needs and expectations clearly. Then take action to enforce the boundaries you’ve stated. Don’t allow people to violate them. Difficult individuals might test your limits, question your actions, get defensive or cut off communication – you’ll have to accept these responses as the price of setting boundaries.
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