Episode 124: Strictly Biz - Are Clients Feeling Entitled to Your Time?
Part of managing your anxiety is managing your energy, and last week I discussed how establishing your own sacred, grounding practice is a smart antidote to festering anxiety. While a morning ritual doesn't magically make all of the world's problems disappear, it does give you the fortitude to navigate whatever lies ahead. We tend to be much less reactive and much more grounded and calm when we are making sure our own needs are being met, and when we are not sacrificing our own needs to keep other people comfortable.
This episode is part one of a three-part Strictly Biz series all about entitlement in business. You’ll want to listen to this one if you’ve ever struggled with setting boundaries in your business or finding more of the people you want to work with. I talk about how I realized I needed to up my boundary game, building resilience and how setting boundaries in my business has not only NOT hurt it, it’s actually enhanced it. Setting (& keeping) boundaries has allowed me to find more of the people who respect them, and that, in turn, allows me to keep showing up in a big way.
Just a heads up: this conversation is in true, straight-shooting-Erin form, and I say some things that may make you feel a bit...seen. Buckle up and let’s buckle down!
Listen to Part Two, where Erin talks about the question of being asked to pick your brain.
“We should be making people comfortable with the discomfort they feel when women say no unapologetically.”
— Soraya Chemaly
In this episode:
How managing where energy goes and who you give your energy to helps you better manage your anxiety [1:47]
Why I decided to up my boundary game, and the signs that tell me I need a clear boundary in place [10:18]
The new entitlement phenomenon that began happening after publicly setting my boundary [15:21]
The difference between admiration and value [19:19]
Why I’m not afraid of chasing off business with my boundaries [22:16]
One way I know how to tell if someone is not a good fit for my business [26:34]
Worrying what others think and why this gives away our power [27:50]
Where to draw the line between providing free content and paid work [29:23]
The caretaking conundrum, and why getting comfortable with the discomfort of saying no is so important [31:25]
How saying no to those who aren’t a good fit opens the door to more who are, and why this shift affects how you show up in your business [37:17]
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Related Episodes:
115 | Strictly Biz: Determining your Yes from your No
123: Creating Your Morning Ritual
“My business doesn’t cater to entitlement.”
— Lindsay Mack
