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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
“He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.”
— Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography