{"id":1459,"date":"2019-10-14T12:10:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T12:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reka.jetpackclients.com\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2020-01-08T20:40:23","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T20:40:23","slug":"boundaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paperreka.com\/boundaries\/","title":{"rendered":"boundaries."},"content":{"rendered":"

When I decided to break from working for someone else I foolishly believed that those 8 hours were the only thing holding me back from running my business. They took up time, and energy, and yes, it was a different thing, but the hours I worked at an agency created a boundary\u2014for my clients, friends, and family who all knew that <\/span>I was at work. <\/span><\/i>Fast forward a month. There are no shortages of texts, emails, requests, suggestions, referrals, calls, voicemails, and in-person conversations that happen at all hours of the day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I admit it, I no longer have boundaries. I am organized, I am strategic, but my phone, the internet, the clients are all with me every day and every where.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So it turns out organization doesn’t mean boundaries. To-do lists don’t mean boundaries. The most work I got done in 12 hours was during the half of a day I decided to turn off my phone, chats, and disconnect from wifi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So here are rules for me to try:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. set office hours.<\/b> I have not slept in yet, nor do I watch TV at home, I have disciple, but it’s 9pm, and I have eaten every meal at my desk since 9am today. No bueno. Get up, work hard. Clock out even if it’s just shutting the office door closed.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. set aside dedicated design time<\/b>. I need days without interruption, travel, teaching, meetings. So far I have driven pretty much the same amount daily if not more because my clients are far away, I teach, and I say yes to meeting times in the middle of the day. I’m planning to be MIA on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. set the alarm<\/b>. This has been actually working well. I love instagram, but rabbit holes are not going to pay the bills. I set alarms for 5-10 minutes of stretching so I don’t wander off to do laundry instead or read some junk online that is not worth my time in the end. I also do this to say, “ok in the next hour I will design this one label option” or “I’ll quote those jobs that I said I would do.”<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. set aside time to learn.<\/b> I signed up for skillshare not long ago, and want to take classes even if I don’t do the homework. Last week I took a class on mailchimp and it was so informative and fun. Can’t wait to send out my first newsletter next week. I need to keep up a class or two a week to stay informed and inspired. Thinking about implementing self-care Fridays: little to no work, learning, workshops, catching up socially with texts from the week.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. set goals.<\/b> I am great at to-do lists (I use asana) but they are not going far enough. I hired an accountant, who will be helping with goal setting and biz coaching, so I am excited to take things to the next level. I do want to finish my new websites and start the quarterly newsletter. Those are my two most immediate goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Let me know how you set boundaries with work or family or life. What are your hacks?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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