What Is Assertiveness

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Assertiveness Training has a lot to do with how you establish personal boundaries for yourself and for others around you. Most people fall into three categories, the first being passive where they let people overcome their personal boundaries, the second being aggressive where they press their opinions and ideas home a little too enthusiastically. The third is assertive where they work to try to create a situation in which everybody feels as though they have got what they need.

Being Assertive Increases Self Confidence

Because is fosters co-operative relationships which are the key to success whether we are talking about partnerships, family or work.  

Why is being assertive a good for your health?

Which ever transactional stand point we choose to adopt has an effect on our physiology.  People who are passive tend to suffer with all sorts of physical complaints from headaches to rashes, just imagine this scenario, a colleague asks you to take on part of their work load because they are getting stressed,  you agree even though you have too much work on yourself at the moment.  It seems like it is the right thing to be seen to be doing, yet secretly you feel put upon, under appreciated.  You begin to harbour feelings of resentment and of being victimised.  It isn’t long before your stress levels begin to rise. Lets not forget though that consistently aggressive people tend to suffer with heart disease or stomach ulcers. One study of 1,305 men with an average age of 62 revealed that the angriest men were three times more likely to develop heart disease than the most placid ones. Aggressive people may think that they are being pro-active or enthusiastic and just showing leadership skills, but the Mayo Clinic points out that aggressive behaviour, in the long run, undermines and de-stablises relationships and causes a loss of trust and respect.  Eventually angry people get a reputation and then other people try to avoid them

How to be Assertive

 Being assertive is about standing up for your self  getting your voice heard and your needs met.  An assertive standpoint is about creating a situation in which all parties feel that they are respected and getting some, if not all, of their needs met.

What Is Assertiveness?

Assertiveness helps you to improve your confidence levels which in turn will improve your self esteem.  Wouldn’t it be great if you had supreme confidence?  How would your life change if your knew you have fabulous interview skills?

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