Change your life by asserting yourself
To sustain in today's competitive world, one must be an assertive and social person. An assertive person is a person who is able to- communicate himself to others, say 'NO' to unpleasant or unjustified demands/requests, complement others, take risks without fear, and give and take fair criticism. An unassertive person can be of two types- Passive or Aggressive. A passive person has a tendency to bottle up his feelings. He is reluctant to put forth his ideas as he feels that his ideas will be rejected straightaway. On the other hand, an aggressive person has a tendency to fight aggressively to establish his ideology. He gets angry very easily and cannot take criticism easily. Such behavior leads to ugly fights and later on, the person himself feels guilty for his deeds-"I never meant that, I don't know what made me say that." An assertive person, however, does not employ any of these two responses- Flight (passivity) or Fight (aggression)...