Conversation

As I've gotten more public-facing in my career I've had to set up boundaries around people contacting me. There are a lot of demands on my time and energy, and for my own mental health I've created clear parameters about what kinds of contacts I will respond to. People want to have discussions, pick my brain, etc, and I only have so much bandwidth.

I've been asked, "What if I want to contact you, but my request is outside those boundaries?" I have a simple answer that I hope is very clear: