<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # People learn our boundaries through the pattern of... > People learn our boundaries through the pattern of access we permit. Every limit repeatedly announced and repeatedly unenforced teaches the surrounding system that our words carry no operational consequence. **Source:** [[livestreams/Assertiveness for Introverts — The Power of Asking and Standing Up for Yourself - Workbook|Assertiveness for Introverts — The Power of Asking and Standing Up for Yourself]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “People learn our boundaries through the pattern of access we permit. Every limit repeatedly announced and repeatedly unenforced teaches the surrounding system that our words carry no operational consequence.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-people-learn-boundaries-no-operational-consequence ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->