In this solo episode, Jillian explores the tension between being authentic and maintaining strong boundaries in business. From time management and over-promising to protecting your creative energy, she shares practical tools and scripts to stay true to yourself without burning out. Clarity and alignment, not constant availability, are key.
Authenticity and boundaries both matter, but what happens when honoring one seems to strain the other?
In this episode, Jillian unpacks that friction and offers grounded strategies to navigate it. She shares real-life scenarios, like how to respond when someone asks to "pick your brain," what to say when a collaboration doesn’t align, and how to pause before saying yes too quickly.
You’ll also hear about creating a realistic weekly schedule based on your actual energy and capacity, not just your ambition. If you’ve ever struggled with over-giving, over-promising, or feeling guilty for saying no, this conversation will leave you with clarity, language, and tools you can use right away.
If you could use support around topics like exercising boundaries while building business authentically, you’re invited to check out the OneHandshake community; these are topics we discuss and host workshops, strategy sessions, and dialogues around.
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Also mentioned in this episode, Petra Fisher’s episode: Building Connections That Count: Petra Fisher on LinkedIn, Visibility, and Being Unapologetically You.