Your Voice Deserves To be Heard
Within the professional domain, traits which are typically viewed as masculine are still highly valued: assertiveness, ability to negotiate, confidence, and yes, even a level of aggressiveness is still sometimes looked upon with respect. With the influx of women taking more roles in management, that perception is shifting towards more inclusion to a variety of communication…
Young girls are constantly being shown by others that being assertive does not equate with being nice. Their parents, as well as society, models for them that being nice is best. The problem with these messages is that they require them to deny their own truths in order to appease someone else. They grow up…
Have you ever found yourself saying, “I’m sorry…” to someone who’s being rude to you? Or mumbling, “Pardon me…” as a stranger knocks you out of the way? Or have you ever found yourself feeling guilty about responding to an email later than the minute you receive it, and so starting your response off with,…
Personally I don’t like having difficult conversations. In fact I can’t think of anyone I know who ‘likes’ having difficult conversations. But life is full of them and it’s up to you how you choose to deal with that. I was talking to a friend recently who was complaining that for years, two family members…