Are You Being Taken for Granted?

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There's a time in my life when I was a door mat. I'm still a bit of a people-pleaser, but I'm working on that. People will treat you as well or as poorly as you allow them to do so. I was reading an article about things we do that cause others to take us for granted. Some of them were: 1. Fear of Confrontation I don't have that fear anymore. I'll probably say whatever I feel most of the time. There's one person in my life, though, (not my husband) who I am afraid to be direct with because this person will write me out of their life. Boundaries are good things. 2. Tolerating Disrespect Again, that person that I mentioned in #1 above does this to me all the time. It seems subtle like making jokes at my expense or sometimes outright rude comments toward me. We tend to allow this, especially from family members, by chalking it off toward, "Well, that's just how he is" but it's not okay. 3. Refusing to ask for help. It doesn't mean you're weak or incompetent. If you're overloaded, ask for help. 4. People-pleasing Yeah, it's a real thing. I've given that up for the most part. 5. Always apologizing Did you ever notice that Canadians are always saying, "Sorry." They don't do anything wrong yet they say they're sorry. We shouldn't apologize for things we haven't done wrong. 6. Minimizing your achievements. I'm bad about this. Somebody had told a friend that I had written 8 books and I immediately said, "Yeah, but they weren't very good." I'm not good about accepting compliments. Although I did brag here on myLot about reaching my 100th country. Do you feel like you are being taken for granted in some aspects of your life? Buckle up and fight back!