A Tip For Pulling Back from One-Sided Work Relationships

About this episode

Arielle discusses how to set boundaries in professional relationships by treating commitments like subscriptions.

It is hard to set boundaries in professional relationships when saying yes turns into other people taking advantage. Arielle shares a mindset shift: treat professional commitments like subscriptions, and decide which ones get renewed. It lands for people-pleasers who want to unsubscribe from draining collaborations without a big confrontation. Music is by Marcus Thorne Bagala. Find us everywhere at https://dailytipspodcast.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Hosts: Arielle Nissenblatt, Ned Donovan

Topics covered

• boundaries
• professional relationships
• mindset shift
• people-pleasers
• collaboration

Keywords

• boundaries
• work relationships
• people-pleasers
• mindset shift
• collaboration

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