Many clamoring for success in the competitive world- where resources are scarce and chased by too many- wish they could be more self-assured, self-confident and well, simply more assertive. Typical statements one hears include:
- “I wish I had voiced my idea earlier. Some one else has got the credit”.
- “I could have done a better job but I let it pass”
- ” I am helping so many others my work doesn’t get completed”
- “I want to say “No” but don’t know how”.
Assertiveness is defined as aggressive self-assurance and the ability to make bold assertions. Impressions of you are created- not by what you think, but by what you say and what you do. This includes other’s perception of how assertive or not you are in their eyes.
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