Hello Rockstar
friends!
We have to share this true story with you!
During their play time last night, our children
(we have 2 each) had established that the boys
(age 7 and 8) were overstepping the boundaries
of the girls (ages 9 and 10) when it came to building
and “living” in their tent... uh...
fort. Or perhaps it was vice-versa, with girls
in the way of boys. Same difference, we know.
So, the kids determined there was a boundary
issue and they did what any entrepreneurial offspring
would do: they came up with terms and wrote up
a contract. We found it in the printer this morning
when we came into the office for work. No joke,
this is what it said, word-for-word:
CONTRACT
I, (first name, middle, last), solemnly swear
I will NOT cross the dividing line unless given
permission to do so. I will NOT annoy, disrupt,
bother, talk to, touch, spit on, shoot (with dart
gun or any other weapon), SPY, hurt, or anything
else related to this. I, (first name, middle,
last), promise ALL this is true and if I disobey
I WILL take the needed consequence. I WILL do
this with NO loopholes.
Signature: ___________________________
[Editor’s note: for the record, the dart
guns are Nerf dart guns... and those little things
are everywhere around the house!]
So there it is, friends. The kids around here
see how important it is to define boundaries clearly
and to communicate them to others. You might not
need a contract as sophisticated as this one,
but hey... we’re all about equipping you
with the best of the best resources. And it’s
a great reminder about the consequences in life
and in business when you DON’T define boundaries.
People will inherently be in your space, move
your business in ways you don’t really want
it moved, and hold you back from being the best
you can be. They don’t always MEAN to do
that, but that’s the way it goes when you
haven’t worked out your business and personal
boundaries.
What boundaries do you need to make today? What
boundaries do you think you have but really are
not communicating to others? The ones you’re
not “enforcing” are the most frustrating
of all! We hope that you’ll follow the lead
of the wise-ones ages 7, 8, 9, and 10, and make
it your personal mission today to get rid of the
loopholes that everyone in your environment has
right now. You know the ones that allow them to
annoy, disrupt, bother, talk to, spit on... And
we encourage you to create and enforce those boundaries.
(It’s perfectly fine to say NO, you can’t
help with the neighborhood holiday block party
unless you genuinely WANT to help.) Find the boundaries,
and use them. You’ll be SO glad you did!
Until next time... Rock on!
Go ahead and copy
it! That's right, feel free to use this article
in part or in full for your own blog, ezine, email,
site, newsletter, and more... as long as you include
author credit and the following: This article
was presented by Rock Star U: Aly and Andrea are
identical twins, motivational speakers, and coaches
with an emphasis on keynotes and trainings that
inspire, educate, lead, and empower audiences
to not only survive adversity, but to thrive in
it. Hear
their incredible story here. Hint: One is
blind, both have Vision. To see Aly and Andrea’s
press kit, click
here. |
Sandra
Yancey