Conquering Self

There are certain things in life where I show little self-discipline but I can be incredibly self-disciplined if I want something badly enough; at that point I become self-disciplined bordering on obsessive.

Think for Yourself Generally speaking, nobody says to us directly, ‘This is what you should think,’ but we can probably all think of situations where we know that it has been implied, or when we have been rejected for not going along with the corporate view of situations.

Assertiveness is about getting our needs met, and our feelings recognised, whilst appreciating the needs and feelings of others. It is affected by how we appear, how we speak, and how we respond to others.

Assertiveness shows that you have respect for yourself and others. 

In order to build successful relationships in life, we need to learn to be assertive; not aggressively trying to dominate or get our own way, or passively giving in to the whims of others, or to what we think that they expect of us. We need to practice finding that middle ground – assertiveness.

Sometimes, in life, there is nothing we can do about a situation.

I was thinking today about how easy it is for us to blame others for circumstances in our lives.

Many of us relive situations, and torture ourselves with how we could have done better.