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“I've been honest about my limits and people have responded better than I expected.”
Honesty about what you can and can't do builds more trust than pretending. Most people respect clarity more than they respect someone who overcommits and under-delivers. You found out your limits are an asset, not a weakness.
Your Practice
Keep doing it. The next time you're tempted to say yes when you mean no, remember this result. Honesty about limits is a skill, find one specific situation this week to practice it again. Say the honest thing. Watch what happens.
The Architects
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let every new year find you a better man.”
Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard Improved, 1755