Out Of Bounds Personal Use Ebook

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 4
CHAPTER 1: WHAT ARE BOUNDARIES? 6
WHY SET PERSONAL BOUNDARIES? 8
MAIN POINTS OF CHAPTER 1: WHAT ARE BOUNDARIES? 10
CHAPTER 2: BOUNDARY CONFLICTS 11
SETTING WORK BOUNDARIES 11
SETTING FAMILY BOUNDARIES 13
SETTING SPOUSAL OR RELATIONSHIP BOUNDARIES 14
SETTING FRIENDS’ BOUNDARIES 15
MAIN POINTS OF CHAPTER 2: BOUNDARY CONFLICTS 18
CHAPTER 3: DEVELOPING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES 19
HOW TO DEVELOP AND SET HEALTHY BOUNDARIES 19
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR BOUNDARIES WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE 22
MAIN POINTS OF CHAPTER 3: DEVELOPING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES 25
CHAPTER 4: PUTTING YOUR BOUNDARIES TO WORK FOR YOU 27
LIFE AFTER SETTING BOUNDARIES 28

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Introduction

Are you often exhausted at the end of a day and can’t figure out what happened to all the energy you started with at the beginning of the day? Perhaps you can’t think of one thing you’ve accomplished for yourself.

You may feel that you’re inside a prison which you’ve created for yourself because you let people disrespect you by sucking up your time and efforts without you having any say whatsoever.

Being unable to set effective personal boundaries can leave you overwhelmed and exhausted – both professionally and personally. Your life may need revamping to include boundaries which you set for yourself and are confident that you have the courage to carry them out.

This guide, “Out of Bounds: How to Set Healthy Boundaries,” is designed to help you over the hurdles of setting healthy boundaries for your life and providing tips to handle situations involving work, family, spouse and friends.

You’ll learn what personal boundaries are and why they’re so important to your future health and well-­‐being. You’ll also learn various situations in each category that commonly occur in relationships – and how to handle them with diplomacy rather than anger.

Knowing how to develop and set boundaries for yourself is often the most difficult part of establishing them. You may fear hurting someone’s feelings or even ending the relationship.

While this is a possibility, it’s unlikely if you do it properly. Anticipating the reaction(s) and planning how you’ll react is one way to handle a delicate situation of boundary setting.