Setting Intellectual Boundaries at Work

Boundaries aren't just physical. We also need to maintain intellectual boundaries at work. If I did everything that everyone wanted from me, I would find myself on the floor in the middle of the night, crying in a ball. Working moms [and all women] need to learn how to set boundaries so we won’t be stretched too thin. There are a lot of different boundaries that we can set — physical, sexual, time-based, financial, etc. What we don’t talk about often are our intellectual boundaries. Intellectual boundaries are so important, especially at work. Intellectual boundary examples are having respect for different opinions, having respect for curiosity, having respect for open dialogue, etc. It’s vital to our career and our sanity that we have intellectu