Brilliant assertiveness : what the most assertive people know, do and say

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Being assertive means that you are self-assured know what you want from life, are happy to stand up for yourself and have the respect of those around you. Do you want to be like this? This book will show you how!

Practical and easy to read, it looks at what it means to be assertive in today's world. As well as containing plenty of exercises and case studies, it also includes a personal plan which can be adapted by you to suit the issues you are facing.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• About the author
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part 1 What's It All About?
• Chapter 1 What does being assertive really mean?
• Chapter 2 Why we do too much for people
• Chapter 3 What we're told to do
• Chapter 4 So who are you really?
• Chapter 5 Over-assertiveness and over-compensation
• Part 2 Taking Charge of It All
• Chapter 6 Talking the talk
• Chapter 7 Walking the walk
• Chapter 8 You are worth it
• Chapter 9 Working with what you know
• Chapter 10 Tips 'n' tricks
• Chapter 11 Changing your assertiveness habits for good in 14 days
• Conclusion
• Index