Inspiring Your Inner Circle: Tips for Role Modeling Boundary-Breaking Behavior to Children

As high-achieving women, we often live by the mantra of continuously challenging ourselves, pursuing our dreams, and shattering through self-imposed barriers. However, it is just as important to inspire those around us to do the same. Our children look up to us as role models, whether we intend to be or not. How we approach life, work, and challenges will significantly shape their own mindsets and approach to the future.

This is precisely why it is incredibly crucial that we, as parents and role models, consistently exemplify boundary-breaking behaviors for our children. It is our responsibility to vividly demonstrate how to reject confining beliefs, think creatively, and forge unconventional paths. By courageously following our passions and striving for lives filled with meaning and gratification, we not only inspire our children but also instill in them the belief that they too can achieve such fulfillment and purpose in their own lives.

Here are 5 tips for inspiring boundary-breaking in the next generation:

Share your journey openly

Talk to your children about times you faced barriers and how you overcame them. Explain how you dealt with doubt, cultivated courage, and pursued your dreams anyway. Authentic storytelling helps kids understand setbacks are natural.

Encourage exploration

Cultivate curiosity in your children by exposing them to diverse experiences and interests. Broaden their worlds through travel, hobbies, community involvement and make sure to engage with their explorations enthusiastically. This will strengthen their confidence to go after unique passions.

Celebrate the unconventional

Applaud efforts and accomplishments your children display, not just straight A report cards. Praise their quirks, talents outside academics, leadership roles, and big dreams that challenge the status quo. This teaches success comes in many forms.

Lead with vulnerability

Open up about your weaknesses and times you felt afraid. Admitting imperfections and fears models emotional intelligence for kids. They will understand setbacks are part of growth and feel comfortable opening up to you too.

Champion independence

Gradually give your kids autonomy over choices, so they feel empowered. Avoid making all decisions for them, so they gain confidence in steering their own lives. Support them even if their paths aren't traditional, and trust they will blossom into their best selves.

By exemplifying boundary-breaking behaviors ourselves, we have the opportunity to inspire and empower the next generation. Through our actions, we can instill in them a sense of limitlessness, encouraging them to fearlessly pursue their passions and dreams. By nurturing this mindset, we pave the way for them to confidently and joyfully navigate their unique paths, embracing challenges with resilience and grace.

Invitation

Karnika Goel is an excellent example of someone who models boundary-breaking for her inner circle. In her conversation on the Boundary Breakers Talk Show, Karnika discusses how strongly her own parents' encouragement of exploration and independence shaped her adventurous approach to life and career.

Even with a one-year-old at home, Karnika pursued her dream of founding Bridgeinside despite doubters questioning why she would leave her stable corporate job. She celebrated this next chapter enthusiastically with her family. Her partner supported the transition, trusting in her vision.

Karnika also touches on the importance of cultivating confidence through openly communicating our challenges and collaborating with others facing similar barriers. This helps children understand they do not have to feel limited or alone when pursuing their own paths.

By discussing topics like navigating cultural differences fearlessly and living authentically, Karnika role models embracing all parts of ourselves - including perceived "weaknesses" - with poise and grace for her daughter. She encourages others to blaze their own trails while also relying on community.

Karnika's boundary-breaking spirit shines through as an inspiring example for how high-achieving women can motivate the next generation through our own courageous pursuits of purpose and passion. Join us for the live session on Friday, June 28th, at 7 PM CET - 10 AM PT via https://shor.by/BBC250624

Watch party - Some more Boundary Breaking for you

If you happened to miss the earlier editions of our engaging Boundary Breakers Collective Talk Show, worry not! We've got you covered with links to some of our captivating previous episodes. Check them out and dive into the insightful discussions and thought-provoking conversations from our talented guests.

Mireille Toulekima, PhD shares her inspiring story of overcoming challenges as a woman of color working in male-dominated industries.

Ragini Michaels -- Ragini and I explore deeper practices for shedding limiting beliefs, overcoming fears of the unknown, and harnessing the visionary within to design an extraordinary life by your own ideals. We share tangible tools, address common roadblocks, and highlight stories of women who leveraged self-study to thrive on uncharted terrain.

Kimberly Jurgen -- Embark for a provocative discussion with radical curiosity coach Kimberly Jurgen. As an expert equipping changemakers to push boundaries through inquiry, Kimberly's high-impact strategies will empower you to constantly challenge conventions and see unlimited potential wherever you direct your curious gaze.

Veerle Beelen Da Costa David -- As a seasoned expat, traveler and life coach, Veerle will share her experiences breaking social norms to find her true passion. Despite pursuing a "standard" law career, Veerle's curious spirit led her to live abroad multiple times. When an unexpected career shift arose, she faced doubts about starting her own coaching business.

Kira Leskew -- High Performance Mind Meditation Master Kira Leskew is set to reveal game-changing insights for taking your work and leadership to unprecedented new levels.