Does anyone else boundary-set with friends/family? Ex: not taking calls/texts past certain hours, speaking up when there’s big time management issues that arise, etc?

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Nope, I believe in blend. You take work calls when with family, it does no harm to show your friends the same respect. At the end of the day we all have friends and clients and we all need to take a call to maintain.

If folks don’t understand that, do you really want to work with them?

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I do not accept calls from friends or family when I am working or with clients/prospects/other friends in a social setting

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