We wrote these articles to give you a quick course in assertiveness. Although assertiveness is very important but people have a hard time being assertive. We are here to help you with that. We will begin by covering the basic of assertiveness, and once the basics are covered, we will move on to advanced techniques and ideas.
Not that your coworkers cannot become your friends. Of course they do – some of them at least… But let’s face it – it may make it even harder to reject those files that are miraculously piling up on your desk once you begin spending Fridays after work with those who put them there.
Read moreAssertiveness is a life attitude, a philosophy, and a skill that enables us to esteem others and ourselves more. If we communicate with the use of assertive techniques, we are much closer to the ideal of being completely direct and respectful towards each other…
Read moreCommunication between two individuals is nothing if not an insanely intricate exchange. At first it sounds so simple, we all do it every day non-stop, whenever we’re among other people.
Read moreCognitive Reframing – Changing Maladaptive Thinking Patterns
Assertive Communications March 25, 2016
Intrusive thoughts are inseparably joined with stress, anxiety, relationships problems, conflicts, dissatisfaction, and all sorts of negative consequences. These thoughts are the ones that appear in our minds automatically…
Read moreIn a nutshell – we are all born assertive; but our upbringing makes us forget our birth-given rights (and those of others), and teaches us to either submissively bow our heads to often rather unreasonable demands from others, or to carpet-bomb our way through life.
Read moreCognitive Distortions (A Fancy Term for Thinking Incorrectly)
Assertive Communications March 13, 2016
Everybody thinks. And we are usually pretty convinced our thoughts are absolutely correct. Unfortunately, many (if not all) people with normal intelligence and without any psychological disorders do tend to think in a distorted way.
Read moreAssertive Rights I (What We Should Know, But Often Need to Be Reminded Of)
Assertive Communications March 2, 2016
When we all really think about it, we are forced to admit that sometimes (if not regularly) we live our lives under the hegemony of our upbringing, the pressure of how we were taught to behave…
Read moreAggressive, Passive or Assertive?
Assertive Communications March 2, 2016
Our animal ancestors have but two ways to resolve a conflict – they can either fight, or flight. You know this phrase. We people are not that different. We too are equipped to instinctively react by…
Read moreWe wrote these articles to give you a quick course in assertiveness. Although assertiveness is very important but people have a hard time being assertive. We are here to help you with that. We will begin by covering the basic of assertiveness, and once the basics are covered, we will move on to advanced techniques and ideas.
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