Expert Author: Michael Lee | Submitted: 2007-10-01 | Word Count: 520 | Views: 42 If you finally learn how to deal with mean people without losing your cool, then you're pretty much ready to handle anything!
Expert Author: Michael Lee | Submitted: 2007-10-01 | Word Count: 409 | Views: 51 Anyone can now influence without authority. The time has long passed when the power of influence was exclusive only to those who held higher positions over you.
Expert Author: Michael Lee | Submitted: 2007-10-01 | Word Count: 420 | Views: 31 Annoying people come in different personalities, and not all of them are even annoying in one particular way. That's why, if you want to know how to deal with annoying people, you have to identify what exactly about them galls you.
Expert Author: Steve Gillman | Submitted: 2007-04-18 | Word Count: 739 | Views: 68 You can actually use your mind power to control what are considered involuntary body funtions. Here are some examples of how to do it.
Expert Author: Maggie Musgrave | Submitted: 2007-04-01 | Word Count: 475 | Views: 141 First, let me ask you this. Are you assertive? Do you even know what assertiveness is? Many people think that they know and others have never even heard of it. The rest of us have to put up with these two groups. Or do we?
Expert Author: Anne Walsh | Submitted: 2007-03-07 | Word Count: 583 | Views: 96 Persuasion, it's something we need to be able to use every day…even if it's only to persuade our partners/spouses to put out the washing…here are some fun ways in which you can persuade others to do things for you.
Expert Author: Lisa Copen | Submitted: 2007-02-05 | Word Count: 779 | Views: 71 Chronic illness can leave you feeling exhausted and it can be difficult to be a good advocate for yourself. At the same time, the red tape can grow wearisome and give you a negative attitude. How can you learn to be assertive without getting a bad rap?
Expert Author: Michael Lee | Submitted: 2006-12-05 | Word Count: 628 | Views: 102 Assertiveness allows you to get your point across in a way that is better remembered by the other party through the intensity of the emotion that is associated with it. However, assertiveness also has the potential to destroy relationships and business opportunities if not applied properly.
Expert Author: Van Lint Ineke | Submitted: 2006-06-24 | Word Count: 729 | Views: 274 There's no need for you to imitate anybody else; they already exist. It would be a big waste of time trying to be someone else. You are at your best being yourself! The world needs you as you are, exactly as you are! Dare to be yourself. The more you dare to be yourself, the more freedom you will feel. The more freedom you feel, the more you will dare. Daring and freedom support each other to re-create your unique self in an ever expanding celebration of Life. Your life.
Expert Author: Kate Harper | Submitted: 2005-12-05 | Word Count: 722 | Views: 377 "The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others"
Sharon Anthony Bower
It is interesting that many people still confuse being assertive with being aggressive. How about you? Have you learnt the difference? Forgive me if you have, but for those of you who still aren't quite clear, here is a quick guide to assertiveness - going for the win-win result.
Expert Author: Dorothy Lafrinere | Submitted: 2005-12-03 | Word Count: 1111 | Views: 402 You have been hurt and raped of one of your most sacred emotions, self-worth. Now you want it back, so take it back. It is right there inside of you. You just have buried it under all your dirty laundry.
Expert Author: Royane Real | Submitted: 2005-11-23 | Word Count: 520 | Views: 340 Do you always put your own needs last, and the needs of everyone else first? Do you find it hard to ask for what you need? Do others ignore you, or even worse, take advantage of you? You have to respect yourself and your own needs if you want others to respect you too.