538 - How to Be More Assertive
Tiny Leaps, Big Changes
Gregg Clunis
4.3 • 920 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2020
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we look at how to be more assertive in your life.
Benefits of Being Assertive:
- increased confidence and self esteem
- better stress management
- better boundaries, saying no
What it means to be assertive:
"Being assertive is a core communication skill. Being assertive means that you express yourself effectively and stand up for your point of view, while also respecting the rights and beliefs of others.Being assertive can also help boost your self-esteem and earn others' respect. This can help with stress management, especially if you tend to take on too many responsibilities because you have a hard time saying no. Some people seem to be naturally assertive. But if you're not one of them, you can learn to be more assertive."
How to Be More Assertive
- Start Small and use "I" statements
- Reherse and Practice setting boundaries
- Use Positive Self Talk
Resources:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/assertive/art-20044644
https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-be-more-assertive#avoid-guilt
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | In this episode, we talk about how to be more assertive. |
| 0:05.0 | Get excited because this is tiny leaps. |
| 0:09.0 | Big Big. Big. Big. Big. |
| 0:13.0 | Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leaps. |
| 0:20.0 | Big changes where I share simple strategies you can use to get more out of your life. |
| 0:25.5 | My name is Greg Klunis and in this episode we're talking about a topic that I think many of us maybe |
| 0:31.6 | don't think about in our day-to-day lives. |
| 0:34.2 | We don't really consider this to be a problem for us, |
| 0:38.0 | but it actually is and it has a massive effect |
| 0:41.4 | on so many of the things that we're trying to do, |
| 0:43.6 | so many of the changes that we're trying to create. |
| 0:46.5 | That's right, we are talking about being more assertive, |
| 0:49.9 | what it means to be assertive, how to become more assertive, |
| 0:53.2 | why we would want to be more assertive, |
| 0:55.5 | and ultimately what being more assertive |
| 0:57.6 | can do for us in our personal development. |
| 1:00.7 | So this is going to be a phenomenal episode one of those sleeper episodes right one of those things that maybe you didn't think were that important maybe you didn't think were that valuable but they in fact are so I'm super excited to jump into this one but before we do a couple things one make sure you click |
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