We all want to move forward – to reach the goal, finish the book, launch the business, get in shape, fall in love, or become the person we know we could be. We all have dreams, and most of us don’t lack the desire. What we lack is the willingness to act when the timing isn’t perfect.

I’m all about maintaining a work-life balance, and boundaries are essential, but I sometimes think that it’s not the world slowing us down – it’s our own rules. The quiet, self-made commandments we invent in the name of balance, boundaries, and self-care. Rules like “I don’t check emails after 5,” or “I don’t work weekends,” or “I don’t follow up twice with the same client.” They sound healthy – responsible even – but sometimes they’re invisible fences around our potential.

We build them to stay sane, but if

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