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Better Business Boundaries Lead to Better Profits

A not-so-subtle reminder

Kim Doyal
4 min readMay 17, 2024
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Have you ever had someone you respect and admire say something so directly to you that it stops you in your tracks?

Not something hurtful — but something honest that makes you take a good, hard look at yourself?

I remember the first time my therapist did this with me like it was yesterday (it was 19 years ago).

“You did this to yourself.”

Ouch.

But also… WOW. 🤯

No shame, no judgment, just the truth.

And because of that, I realized what happened wasn’t the end of the world (although it felt like it at the time).

It was also when I started to understand that taking complete and total responsibility for everything in my life was the path to ultimate freedom (it’s been a process… this wasn’t overnight).

And, of course, the thing I “did to myself” ended up being a huge blessing (that story is for another day).

I had an experience this week that left me feeling super irritated with myself because, again, I did it to myself.

This is when I realized I need to be much clearer in my business when it comes to boundaries.

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Kim Doyal
Kim Doyal

Written by Kim Doyal

Email, content & AI for marketing. Founder of "the SPARK." Focused on living with intention & purpose, while maximizing fun. ✨ https://kimdoyal.com/the-spark

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