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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

All in favor of squishy boundaries, especially working a 9-5, raising a toddler and prepping for the release of my first book (and all the promo that goes into that)! Granting myself flexibility has been a game changer 🙌🏾

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Mike De Socio's avatar

Wow, Jenni, this resonated with me SO much: "To me, freedom looks like being able to hold my boundaries and being able to step out of them momentarily, with flexibility, when it serves me. I don’t do well with rigidity."

I learned this lesson the hard way on a recent vacation. I was vigilant (as I often am) about not checking email for the whole 10 days I was away. Then I returned to find out that I had missed a really big, dream opportunity because I didn't see/respond to someone in time. Looking back, I wish I gave myself the flexibility to at least peak at my email, maybe once at the halfway point of the trip, to check for this message and reply quickly.

I also really love what you said about how sometimes NOT checking can cause more anxiety. SAME! I think there are moments when a quick email scan can settle my nerves and allow me to relax more, because it takes away the unknown.

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