Overview
One of the most important skills any person can possess in their professional and personal life is being confident and assertive. So, what is assertiveness? Put simply, it is being able to communicate your feelings and needs while at the same time respecting the feelings and needs of others.
When you come from a place of assertiveness, you don’t see yourself as being more or less important than others. You’re happy to listen to other people’s opinions, and you’re also willing to share yours – respectfully. Because being assertive is directly linked to self-confidence, being self-confident will improve your self-image too!
If you feel your assertiveness and self-confidence need to boost, make sure you attend the Developing Your Assertiveness and Self Confidence session. You’ll learn to give yourself the self-assurance and confidence you need to communicate honestly and to get ahead at work and, of course, in life.
Some of the Key Learning Outcomes
- Why low assertiveness can sabotage your success and happiness at work and your relationships outside of work.
- What is assertiveness, and why is it a critical skill if you want to be happy?
- Learning the critical link between self-esteem and assertiveness.
- Aggressiveness, passiveness and assertiveness – what’s the difference?
- How body language changes your brain chemistry to feel more confident.
- How to share your opinions at work.
- How to say no and not feel guilty.
- The best way to provide honest feedback that focuses on behavior, not the individual.
- What to do when you receive negative feedback, especially if it isn’t true.
- How to inoculate yourself against negative people.
Success[Bytes] Sample Session
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