The Kind No is for the person at work who says yes and means no: the one colleagues bring their problems to, whose evenings have quietly become part of the working day. It is also for those whose limits keep out more than they intended.
Here a boundary is what you will do, not what you demand of someone else, and it can be set with warmth. The course helps you see where your limits sit, attach them to your own values, understand why they slip, and say them kindly so the relationship stays intact. People-pleasing is treated as a learned skill rather than a weakness.
You start with The Boundaries Wheel, which rates how satisfied you are with your limits across twelve areas of life. The Kind Sentence builds a limit in three parts: an I-statement, a line of empathy and an alternative. The module Where It Bites works through the hardest settings: Boundaries at Work takes workplace challenges from problem to stated limit, Where Work Stops gives you a daily marker for the crossing between work and the rest of life, and further tools cover your phone and difficult people. The Boundary Journal keeps the work honest afterwards.
On WorkSmart4Life this course sits under Connect, the move about teams, leading and conversation. It closes with the relationships close to home, and everything you write stays private. I recommend beginning with The Boundaries Wheel, then working through the modules in order once, letting your lowest score choose what you work on first. A free 24-hour trial lets you try the whole course first.
Dr Alten du PlessisFounder, WorkSmart4Life