On this episode of The Courage Hotline — The Courage To Set Boundaries — I’m helping one healthcare professional influence her leadership team to take courageous ownership in solving workplace problems. I’ve also dropped some tips for another caller on how to enforce boundaries when dealing with family, friends, and colleagues. 

Key Moments

1. [3:09] Courage, at the end of the day, is all about risk.
2. [4:17] Before you shift your language, shift your perspective.
3. [4:57] When we have to rely on someone else to help do something, we have to consider what they might lose.
4. [5:30] Figuring things out takes effort.
5. [6:25] To act courageously, you’ve got to make plain and make clear what you might lose.
6. [7:34] One of the reasons we don’t take courageous action/ownership is because we don’t understand the risk.
7. [13:32] Courage does not guarantee success or optimal results; it only guarantees that you will open the door to possibilities.
8. [15:00] Acknowledge the discomfort that you may feel in mustering the courage to set boundaries and take up space in it.

Mentions

3 Fears To Manage For Professional Growth: This article discusses the three big fears that contribute to the difficulty some professionals experience with unleashing their potential and power in the workplace.

Own Your Brilliance Retreat: The Own Your Brilliance Weekend Retreat is an intimate and immersive experience to help young professional Black women conjure the courage to show up, step up and speak up at work — without apprehension or apology. It’s time to stop playing games with your potential.  If you’re interested in attending or sponsoring a participant, click here now! 

Satisficing Behavior by Herbert Simon

Fear of Negative Evaluation – Journal published by the National Library of Medicine

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