Father and Joe E450: Drawing the Line with Anger — Boundaries, Prudence, and Interior Peace

About this episode

Joe Rockey shares a real-world story about setting boundaries in the face of anger and the implications of financial decisions.

What do you do when someone crosses a line—especially when tolerating it could pay off financially? In this episode, Joe Rockey brings a fresh, real-world story: after years of work building a client’s business toward a major breakthrough, a volatile outburst (in front of Joe’s wife and kids) triggers a hard decision—ending the relationship right as the payoff is finally in reach. Joe and Father Boniface Hicks walk through the difference between reacting in anger versus setting a boundary wi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe Rockey, Boniface Hicks

Topics covered

• anger management
• boundaries
• prudence
• interior peace
• client relationships

Keywords

• crossing the line
• volatile outburst
• hard decision
• tolerating behavior
• financial payoff

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Books & works: Drawing the Line with Anger — Boundaries

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