Hello Everyone & Welcome Back to the RealPositiveGirl Podcast!
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Happy Tuesday!
This week's theme for the podcast is: Assertiveness
Assertiveness might not be something you think about often or think is super important, but knowing how to be assertive comes in handy during so many different times in our lives.
Some might quickly categorize this as something super important to have at work, which is true, but is great to practice in your personal life, too. You don’t want to be known on the downlow as someone that can be walked all over. But you also don’t want to be seen as that overly aggressive person that no one feels comfortable talking to.
Join me in learning more about being assertive this week!
Here are some notes from today's episode:
- I want to go through a series of questions to ask yourself & briefly talk about why or why not that relates to being assertive.
- So the first question to ask yourself is: Are you able to say ‘no’ without feeling guilty or anxious?
- Part of being assertive is being able to create & abide by your personal boundaries, no matter how intense or aggressive the situation gets. You want to have the strength to say ‘no’ when you want to & not get convinced otherwise.
- Next question: Are you able to express strong feelings, like anger, frustration or disappointment?
- Asserting how you feel & sharing those feelings with the people that need to know is super important. If someone hurts you, disrespects you or any other offense, you need to have the strength to tell them how that made you feel.
- Next question: Are you able to acknowledge & take responsibility for your own mistakes?
- Being assertive means you need to be able to own up to your own mistakes & faults. Accept that you took a wrong path, made and error, learn from it & move on.
- Next question: Can you discuss your beliefs without judging those who don’t agree with you?
- Not only do you need to be assertive in your own beliefs, but you need to be secure enough in your own stance that is someone else has different beliefs, it isn’t going to affect you. In addition to this, ask your self if you can also express your honest opinion to others, even if you know they won’t agree with you. It’s kind of the flip side.
- Next question: Can you speak confidently in groups?
- Being assertive, that gentle balance between being aggressive & passive, includes being able to voice your opinion, outloud, & feel confident in what you’re saying, despite what others may think.
- Next question: Are you comfortable delegating tasks to others?
- There will probably be times in your life where you need to tell family members, friends, people you are managing in a volunteer setting what they need to do & how to do it. Even moreover, you might need to correct them on something, too.
- Here is the last question for you: Do you deal with conflict head-on?
- I want you to know that dealing with conflict straight on & not running away or avoid it is strong. And necessary. You can’t avoid all your problems or issues. You need to access your inner strength & confidence & handle the struggles as soon as you can.
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