K(NO)wing your Worth!

Truth-telling time.

Something that I've always struggled with since my youth has been boundary setting and the word "NO

. I've never been good at constantly giving without thought to my own well-being first. I'd give, give, give, give, and give some more without a second thought. Thankfully in my youth, I was surrounded by people who didn't take advantage of me. While selfless and admirable, as an adult that gets REAL messy. REAL quick. Especially in business relationships.

I've thankfully perfected the art of saying no as a form of self-care in my own life, but it wasn't really refined professionally until this month. On no less than three separate occasions, I was offered the opportunity to share my gifts but at no charge to the person wh