From the course: Becoming Assertive: Advocate for Your Interests

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Setting and enforcing your boundaries

Setting and enforcing your boundaries

From the course: Becoming Assertive: Advocate for Your Interests

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Setting and enforcing your boundaries

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- In order to feel authentically assertive, we also have to be comfortable letting other people know what our boundaries and needs are. And a lot of people don't realize that setting boundaries is one of the best things we can do for our relationships. Some people unfortunately think that it's selfish or rude or annoying or even unnecessary to tell other people what their boundaries are, but that's not true. We all have very different individual boundaries and needs and assuming that someone else will just automatically know ours because they're obvious to us is the same as assuming that someone else will know what tastes we have in music because we obviously only like the best kind of music. Now, before I say anything more, let me define how we're going to use the words boundary and need in our life from now on. A boundary is absolute. It is non-negotiable and has to be respected for the relationship to work. And the…

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