Do you remember the Tom Clancy book or movie, “Clear and Present Danger”? Well if you don’t have clear and present boundaries you most definitely could be in danger! This applies to all areas in our lives such as people and money.
Do you remember this: “Warning! Warning, Will Robinson”? It was what the robot on “Lost in Space” would shout whenever there was danger. Boundaries protect us, they help tell not only ourselves but others what it is we will have in our lives and what we won’t. Take behavior, if you have weak boundaries you more than likely tolerate a lot of bad behavior from others. When it comes to your business and money, you may be giving your services away, over-delivering with a client or even working for free (though you might not even realize that part) and what about how you manage your money? Wait, you are managing it regularly, right?
Are there some money boundaries that you need to set, maybe draw the line at over-spending, running up credit card debt or paying your bills late? Maybe you have some behaviors around money that are holding you back from increasing your income? Are you thinking to yourself “I never thought about this”? That’s ok, I didn’t either. However, now that I do know about it and know the ways in which not being aware of it impacted my income, I’m happy to share my knowledge with you.
Today’s the day that the 3rd training in my free webinar training series The 5 Key Money Areas is released and it’s all about Boundaries! Go ahead, take a listen and let me know your thoughts. I’d also love to hear one of the boundaries you want to change and what you will do about it. Please comment or email me privately at kim@kimravida.com and let me know.
When you set solid, positive boundaries for yourself you have the power to set yourself free. Now that’s a powerful place to be.
We definitely need boundaries. I wish they thought that subject in school.
Juan, that would have definitely been helpful for me =)
I used to run up my credit cards when I was younger. I had horrible amounts of debt and I also grew up with a family that repeatedly said that money does not grow on trees but never talked about money. So, I was grateful for the debt because it taught me at a young age not to do this. I learned to really think about what I was purchasing and would ask myself why do you want this? Do you really need this? What joy or happiness will this bring me? And, soon I realized and started woking on my own set learned behaviors about money and changed them and to this day my credit cards have a zero balance. I either have the money to purchase, and truly want or need it. Or, I do not. Another great post and thank you
Karen, what a great experience that was for you. I can hear how you used it to create a positive relationship with money! Congratulations. I know for myself asking questions such as you posed helps me to purchase only what I will use and enjoy and therefore not create clutter.
Stay tuned, I’ve got a series coming up on money archetypes. It’s fun to see what our top one is and how it supports us in our quest to powerful money habits.
–Kim Ravida
Oh my gosh … boundaries are so important. You need them to protect both your business and personal lives. One thing I’ve learned about boundaries though. Some boundaries are meant to be broken, so choose wisely which ones are absolutes and which ones are based on what’s going on at the moment.
Terry, great point – boundaries aren’t walls, they are fences with doors and you let in what you choose. Things come in and out and a boundary that worked in the past may not work in the future.
Thank you for bringing that up, it’s a key point.
–Kim Ravida