Leigh Thomas Brown explains why constant availability trains people to disrespect your time. Set clear business hours like 7 AM to 7 PM weekdays, with weekends by appointment only. Being reachable 24/7 signals you have no boundaries.
What you have to learn is to tell people how your business operates. This is the key to time management. You are the one that gets to say, I'm available from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday through Friday, weekends are by appointment only. And you're thinking, Leigh Brown, that's crazy. I know, right? It's crazy. I'm only available 60 hours a week plus weekends. I mean, do we put unreasonable expectations on ourselves, y'all? I think some of you do. Some of you think you need to be available 24 hours a day. Well, here's the spoiler alert. If you're available all the time, that means you got nothing going on. You just gave off an alert to the world that you are so pitiful, nobody wanted you.
