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Assertiveness continued




• Be honest and open with yourself
• Treat yourself with kindness and respect
• Be present
• Enjoy!

• Being direct, clear, open and honest about your needs
• Ensuring everyone’s wants and needs have been considered
• Clearly and calmly standing up for yourself
• Agreeing compromise.


• Aggressive – “No one has needs but me”
• Passive – “My needs don’t matter
• Assertive – “Your needs are equal to mine”.


An aggressive person might:
• Interrupt or talk over others
• Place their own values higher than others
• React with anger
• Say what they want without thinking about others.

Can you think of somebody you know who acts like this?
A passive person might:
• Agree with others automatically
• Place their own values less than others
• React with silence
• Avoid eye contact
• Avoid conflict.

Can you think of somebody you know who acts like this?
An assertive person will:
• Respect other people’s rights
• Empathise with other people’s feelings
• Remain calm and controlled
• Compromise
• Stand up for themselves
• Be honest and direct.
Can you think of somebody you know who acts like this?


• What would you say?
• How would you say it?
• How would you behave?
• What is the likely outcome?



• What were their strengths?
• Did they take any risks?
• Did they learn from a mistake?
• How were they aware of their attitude and behaviour?

Take a minute to think and write down three of your strengths and three of your weaknesses. Keep them in mind to build on the strengths and be mindful of areas for improvement.


When we are feeling motivated and positive, we smile and give compliments which boost and empower those around us. When we are feeling negative, we behave with impatience or anger. People around us will reflect those negative behaviours back, and then there is potential for conflict to continue.
Learn more about positive thinking.








