Stay in Your Own Yard!
How to Say 'No' So You Can Say 'Yes' to What Really Matters
Dana Skaggs helps professionals banish their burnout with boundaries—leading to stronger engagement, clearer focus, and sustainable success.
Worried a Boundaries Talk Will Backfire?
Some leaders who book me start with the same question: won’t this just teach my team to say no to me?
Here’s what I’ve found. No boundaries means no control. The people with the weakest boundaries are usually your strongest performers – until they’re not. They absorb everything, flag nothing, and quietly burn out. Gallup found that employees who frequently experience burnout are 2.6× more likely to be job hunting.
Participants leave my talk knowing how to sustain strong performance for years instead of burning out and quitting.
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The Queen of Boundaries
Meet Dana Skaggs
Dana Skaggs is a corporate keynote speaker, host of a top 5% globally ranked podcast, and licensed psychotherapist with 15+ years of experience. She is also the host of the Johnson City Mic Drop Club.
She specializes in helping professionals break free from people-pleasing, prevent burning out, and set boundaries that transform their work and lives.
“Dana is a fearless Queen of Boundaries who speaks to the hearts of the people.”
– MDNTV Podcast
Signature Keynote
Stay in Your Own Yard! How to Say 'No' So You Can Say 'Yes' to What Really Matters
In this powerful keynote, Dana Skaggs takes a deep dive into workplace dynamics and teaches professionals how to set boundaries that enhance career success and personal well-being.
This isn’t just another talk on work-life balance—it’s a practical guide to managing expectations, improving collaboration, and avoiding burnout.
- Develop confidence in having the "hard" conversations
- Add more value to group projects
- Increase productivity
- Calmly say "No" so you can say "Yes" to your most important projects
- Embrace challenges
- Be able to go the distance when others are gassing out.
Creating Lasting
Impact in the Workplace
Companies that invest in Dana’s keynote gain:
- Employees with stronger work-life balance and productivity.
- Teams that are engaged, empowered, and collaborative.
- Leaders equipped with science-backed strategies to reduce burnout and turnover.
“Dana’s yard metaphor changed how I approach challenges at work.”
– Matt Lale, Virginia Cooperative Extension
What People Are Saying
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