Boundary Setting Worksheet

Boundaries only work once other people know about them. This worksheet makes yours visible, down to the sentence you're prepared to say twice.

It's built for work. You start with the boundaries you already have (fixed hours, say, or no email after a certain time) and rate each one from one to five for how well it actually holds. Then you set the new ones and decide how to hold them: an out-of-hours auto-reply, perhaps, or a weekly check-in with your manager about workload.

Next, you write out the moments the boundary will be tested and script what you'll say. One example from the sheet: "I need to concentrate on my projects during these hours and will be unavailable for impromptu meetings or calls." Plain, and hard to argue with.

The last part is a review, monthly or quarterly, because boundaries drift. Some need tightening. A few can relax.

If setting the boundary is easy and living with the guilt afterwards isn't, the People Pleasing Worksheets cover that half. Both are in the Boundaries and Work-Life Balance Builder, 12 tools, £17.

For coaches: it's in the Coaches Starter Library, with one licence for every client you see.

PDF, instant download, and yours to use as often as you like. If it doesn't help, email me within seven days and I'll refund you.