Why My Boundaries Have a Moat (and Yours Should Too)


Hey there, boundary-building rockstar 👋

Ever wonder how I keep my energy high, my schedule sane, and my clarity razor-sharp?

It’s not caffeine.

It’s not willpower.

It’s…

🧱 Boundaries. Ruthless ones.

Not cute little “maybe later” boundaries.

I’m talking:

  • 10-foot-thick concrete walls
  • Rebar reinforcement
  • Snipers on the towers
  • Star Wars missile defense systems
  • A moat filled with poisonous fish and (maybe venomous?) alligators 🐊

Too much? Maybe.

Effective? Ohhhhh yeah.

Because when you’ve got zero boundaries, you say yes to everyone else’s chaos—and no to your own momentum.

And I refuse to live that way anymore.

✅ I don’t help people move.
✅ I don’t go to evening Bible studies that end at 8:30 PM.
✅ I don’t do manual labor.
✅ I don’t stay up late to “be polite.”
✅ I don’t sacrifice my health so someone else feels comfortable.

Instead…

🛌 I start winding down by 8:00 PM
📖 I journal and read a print book
🎧 I fall asleep to delta waves
⏰ I wake up naturally before 4:30 AM
👟 I run. Every. Morning.

All because I know what fuels me—and what drains me.

So let me ask you:

Are your boundaries letting the wrong people and priorities storm your castle?

If you’re feeling exhausted, foggy, or secretly resentful… that’s your sign. Build the moat. Add the snipers. Protect your energy like your future depends on it—because it does.

Mark

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