
Does this sound familiar to you? Your boss or colleague texts you at 10:05 pm before you head to bed AND you feel the urge to respond immediately? We've all been there! Somebody asks you for a favor, and your answer is always “yes.” Being available for a friend or being willing to pitch in beyond what's required at work is a truly admirable quality. When we constantly live our lives that way, we pay a price - burnout, loss of time for the important things in our lives, we feel like we are living other people's lives, etc... You can never be everything to everyone. So people are invariably left disappointed. So how can we learn to say no, set boundaries, and lovingly stop being too available? Let's explore that today!