Episode 006: Setting Boundaries With Friends When You're Self-Employed With a Flexible Schedule, Not Feeling Guilty & Prioritizing Your Flexibility
What We Talked About:
- How lucky we are to have flexible schedules
- Appreciating that we are our business’s everything: janitor, accountant, marketer, etc, etc
- Being at home isn’t the same as having a day off
- How to manage boundaries with yourself & other people
- When transparency is your enemy (SNAPCHAT!)
- You’re allowed to go to the beach even if you own your business
- How to check in with yourself to make sure you’re working when you’re working
- A huge thank you to The Spark Lounge for your opinions & experience!
- How to take your friends’ perspectives: they’re not trying to bother you
- Taking break makes work life so much more productive, so take them & take them when you want
- You don’t need to feel guilty about the ways you spend your free time
- How to be clear with your friends about the boundaries you need form them
- Knowledge is power: keeping track of your hours can do wonders for you
- How to casually say “no” even when you want to say yes to mid work day fun invitations
- What to do when you suck at boundaries but realize you need them
- How to enlist your friends to help
- The importance of creative friendships (just to reiterate for the millionth time)
- Not forgetting to take advantage & be grateful for our flexible schedules
- Finding the confidence in your work & the confidence in your decisions to take your own free time
Links/People We Mention:
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www.paigepoppe.com // www.asiacroson.com
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Snapchat: @paigepoppe // @asiacroson