Online: Setting boundaries

Draw the line politely

Setting boundaries and speaking up can be scary and nerve-wracking. However, by clearly expressing what you do want and don't want, others will know where they stand. Setting boundaries involves assertiveness and mutual respect. Being assertive means standing up for yourself without needlessly hurting others.

In this brief course in assertiveness, you will work on discovering and setting your boundaries. This will help you increase self-confidence, strengthen your personal power, and reduce stress.

Theme: Personal effectiveness
Set your boundaries and guard them
Reading time: 2 hours, exclusive of practice and assignments
Study time: 12 hours (estimated)
Total duration: 2-6 weeks

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What and how

We recommend that you reflect on exactly what you want to achieve with this course on setting boundaries. Do you want to be an expert in setting boundaries as soon as you finish this course? Perhaps that's a little too ambitious. You might be satisfied if you can establish your boundaries and let people know when they risk crossing them. If this is your starting point, then this course on setting boundaries is just what you need.

What will I learn?
In this course on setting limits, you'll learn to recognize when you've reached your boundaries. You'll learn how it feels to reflect on and react to what you feel and experience. Once you know how it feels to have reached your boundaries, you can set them. You'll also learn how to let others know where your boundaries are and what they mean to you.

What will I do?
You'll be setting and clearly stating your boundaries. You'll start with minor "discussion points" that you identify: such as the laundry your partner always leaves lying around the house. Or the woman who cuts in front of you in the checkout line, the colleague who constantly asks you for a favor and never does anything in return, or the other one who talks loudly on the phone all day in the office. In short, you'll get started by tackling issues that may not seem earth-shattering to you, but which you might usually let pass.

We want to help you set your boundaries. It's possible that not all the examples or exercises apply to your situation or environment. The intention is certainly not to embarrass others, but to communicate your boundaries respectfully. So take from it what you can and feel comfortable with. But don't forget, if you want to learn to set your boundaries, you will need the courage to step out of your comfort zone.

After this learning journey, you'll know:

how to set boundaries in a respectful way
that setting boundaries is not selfish
the role assertiveness plays in this

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