the law of boundaries in the workplace jennifer grantham @itsmejennilee
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The Law of Boundaries in the
WorkplaceJennifer Grantham @itsmejennilee
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What is a Boundary?
• bound·a·ry
• ˈbound(ə)rē
• noun
• noun: boundary; plural noun: boundaries
• a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.
• "the eastern boundary of the wilderness"
• synonyms: border, frontier, borderline, partition; More
• a limit of a subject or sphere of activity.
• "a community without class or political boundaries"
• synonyms: dividing line, divide, division, borderline, cutoff point
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The 10 Laws of Boundaries
The Laws of Boundaries are just like those of gravity. You can try to ignore them, but they
are still in action.
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The 10 Laws of Boundaries
• 1. Law of Cause & Effect
• 2. Law of Responsibility
• 3. Law of Power
• 4. Law of Respect
• 5. Law of Motivation
• 6. Law of Evaluation
• 7. Law of Proactivity
• 8. Law of Envy
• 9. Law of Activity
• 10. Law of Exposure
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Law of Cause & Effect
• For every action there is a consequence
• Our actions have consequences
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Law of Responsibility
• We are responsible to each other, but not for each other.
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Law of Power
• We have power over some things; we don’t have power over others (including changing people).
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Law of Respect
• If we wish for others to respect our boundaries, we need to respect theirs.
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Law of Motivation
• We must be free to say no before we can wholeheartedly say yes.
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Law of Evaluation
• We need to evaluate the pain our boundaries cause others.
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Law of Proactivity
• We take action to solve problems based on our values, wants and needs.
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Law of Envy
• We will never get what we want if we focus outside our boundaries onto what others have.
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Law of Activity
• We need to take the initiative in setting limits rather than be passive.
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Law of Exposure
• We need to communicate our boundaries to each other.
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The Law of Boundaries
Can be applied to every relationship in your life.