From the course: Asserting Yourself, an Empowered Choice
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The benefits of being assertive
From the course: Asserting Yourself, an Empowered Choice
The benefits of being assertive
- Being assertive is like flexing a muscle. The more you use it the less difficult it becomes. And as you practice being more assertive, you'll start to reap some major rewards. First, being assertive can actually help reduce chronic anxiety. Think about the last time you had a difficult conversation with someone. How did you feel beforehand? Probably pretty anxious, right? But how about afterwards? No matter how the conversation goes, it often feels like such a relief to make your voice heard and just get everyone's feelings out in the open. And from what we know about the science of stress, chronic stress, like the kind you feel in a toxic workplace where day after day you feel unheard, disrespected, and unfulfilled, is more damaging than acute stress, like the kind you experience having a difficult conversation. Getting through a tricky conversation is way less harmful than feeling like a doormat all day, every…
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