Understanding your rights and responsibilities

- Now a major part of assertiveness is about rights.…It's about your rights and the rights of other people.…So, the objective is to stand up for your own rights,…while also respecting the rights of other people.…So for example, I've got a right to wear this shirt.…You've got a right to dislike this shirt.…I've got a right to ignore the fact that you don't…like this shirt.…I think it's okay, I'm happy.…By the way, if you really hate this shirt,…I should respect your right to hate this shirt…and I should wear a different shirt.…Other rights to be heard.…

So for example in a meeting, you might speak up…they may not hear you and you might think…oh well, I don't want to say it a second time…because I don't want to be boring,…but you've got a right to be heard.…You've got a right to repeat yourself…until they acknowledge what you've said…even if they disagree with it.…And you've also got a right to be able to say how you feel.…Everyone has a right to say how they feel.…If they're not happy about something,…they've got a right to have that feeling and to express it.…