To succeed as a woman in a male-dominated industry you need to make yourself heard in meetings by building one-on-one rapport and creating stronger transitions to your perspectives with questions, “and” transitions, paraphrasing, and by restating the problem.
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Paulette Dale went viral after telling former President Trump about his great smile. But she wasn’t a supporter. In this interview, she explains why she complimented him and how women can be more assertive to gain confidence.
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Marie Kondo is very assertive even though she is mellow, friendly, and introverted. She has clear boundaries, speaks her mind, doesn’t worry about what other people think of her, is authentic, and is focused on what matters to her.
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Leaders need to advocate for resources, to have hard conversations to increase team productivity, to manage conflict in the team, and to hire the right talent.
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I learned many lessons about body language, power, and confidence in my first encounter with a mountain lion! It was an unforgettable moment. It was unexpected, scary, and thrilling!
In that encounter with the mountain lion, I made 3 big mistakes and learn a big lesson.
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Here is the roundup of AssertiveWay.com best 15 articles in 2020 so that you start the new year feeling inspired and empowered.
They include topics ranging from speaking up, courage, confidence, joy, leadership, managing up, resourcefulness, anxiety, worry, stress, and more.
1. Nine Questions To Decide When To Practice Speaking Up (Forbes)
2. When You Need To Over-Communicate With Your Boss (Forbes)
3. When You Don’t Like Being Nice: Finding An Alternative (Tiny Buddha)
4. 5 Easy Ways to Crush Anxiety In Hard Conversations
5. Are You Introverted, Shy, Anxious, or Passive? How To Tell
6. 5 Easy Ways to Promote Your Work More Organically
7. 24 Practical Ways to Create More Joy at Work
8. 7 Ways to Be More Resourceful and Boost Resourcefulness
9. How To Stop Worrying About What People Think Of You
10. 20 helpful Principles To Boost Your Courage To Speak Up
11. 10 Powerful Confidence Lessons from Flamenco Dance
12. How to Make Your Boss Appreciate Your Hard Work
13. How To Show You Care For Your Team
14. How to Overcome Feeling Lost in Your New Job
15. 3 Simple Ways to Relieve Your Stress with Assertiveness
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2020 was not an ordinary year. It was a year of global turmoil, uncertainty, fear, isolation, difficulty, and loss for many.
Hard times are not fun, but they can lead to learning, growth, and strength through reflection.
Did you learn something about yourself, about someone else, about the world?
Here are my top 10 learnings in 2020.
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Design your personal credo. By Assertive Way https://youtu.be/g9zf69T8ysY Key Takeaways A credo is a set of principles that reflect founding values and beliefs. Design your own credo to be more courageous, confident, and assertive. Consider including identity, speaking up, ownership, mindset, and action principles. Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter “Nice With Limits” for tips
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Do you know the difference between introvert, shyness, passive behavior, and social anxiety?
This will help you speak up for yourself, be more assertive at work and in life without being rude or aggressive, and stop being a people-pleaser.
➡️Introversion
Introverts get energy from time alone while extroverts get energy in social activities. There are many exceptional introverted leaders such as Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Mark Zucherberg.
➡️Shyness
Shy people avoid eye contact, feel nervous, and awkward in social events. They magnify their fear of negative judgement from others. They feel anxious and avoid some social situations but are still able to have a functioning and happy life.
➡️Social Anxiety
People with social anxiety may not take a promotion because they can’t handle the attention in the meetings. Social anxiety is an extreme version of shyness that affects people’s life because it causes people to withdraw from several situations.
➡️Passive Behavior
Passive behavior may be saying yes when you mean no, not asking for a promotion when you want it, or not giving negative feedback to an employee. Passive’s don’t express their needs, desires, and rights. They give away their power. It is often associated with people pleasing, being submissive, co-dependency, or even being “nice.”
➡️What Do You Need?
You can end social anxiety, be less shy, and be more assertive. That way you’ll be less crippled socially, find your personal freedom, have more joy, and feel more in control.
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6 questions to ask yourself. By Assertive Way https://youtu.be/NIZ9lE5f8us Key Takeaways Worry about what people think is like a lasting fog on your happiness path. Don’t worry about what people think of you, worry about what you think of you. Here is how you can increase your focus on yourself so you can stop worrying
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Is This Myth Preventing You From Getting Promoted? By Assertive Way https://youtu.be/SWput0Nw0iA Key Takeaways There is a myth that hard work speaks for itself. I hate to break it to you, but it doesn’t. You need to make your work visible. You have to raise the perceived value so it matches the real value of
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Enlist the right support. By Assertive Way Feeling lost in your new job? Feeling overwhelmed in a new position or project? Feeling like you’re not ready for that step? Don’t have a clue on what to do to get your job done? Don’t give up! If you give up, your confidence will decrease. If you
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Do this before you quit because of a bad boss. By Assertive Way Susan leaves a job because of a boss that doesn’t listen and that withholds opportunities. After a long stressful job search, Susan finds a new job and it all looks great for the first weeks, but within a few months she starts
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6 effective ways to be noticed at work. By Assertive Way There saying “You can only do your best. And if they can’t appreciate that, it’s their problem not yours” is not great advice at work. It is your problem because you are the one who won’t feel appreciated, motivated, or recognized. We all want
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These regrets will surprise you. https://youtu.be/OT1iOwF-caQ By Assertive Way What were your top regrets in your 20s? What would you have done differently? If you are in your 20s, what regrets do you want to avoid? Your 20s are a magical period of life: first time living on your own, no responsibilities for other people,
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Reshape your anticipation curve for planned hard conversations. By Assertive Way Most of the anxiety we feel in hard conversations does not come from the actual conversation moment that usually lasts only a few minutes. Rather, it comes from the anticipation stress hours, days, weeks, even months before that dreaded conversation. And the hours, days, weeks,
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How did you find the courage? By Assertive Way Think about the first time you spoke up for something that you believed in. Now think about what got you to speak up? Where did the courage to speak up openly about something that wasn’t right you come from? And it doesn’t have to be a
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It’s a lot easier and more effective. By Assertive Way Have you ever been in a heated argument with someone for a long time, and suddenly you or the other person says “wait a minute, why are we arguing, we are talking about the same thing!” And you realize that despite arguing you are on
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You don’t need to act serious to be taken seriously. By Assertive Way For many years I wanted to be taken seriously, so I acted serious. I deliberately avoided smiling or displaying emotions when around higher-ups in the traditional and often male-dominated corporate world. I avoided talking about my personal life. I had an artificial laugh for
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It is not the same as being kind and considerate. https://youtu.be/-BBa9hujPhc By Assertive Way It’s easy to fall into the people-pleasing trap and not even know it. We think our kindness drives our behavior, but sometimes fear does instead. The more successful you become, the more people you will displease. Build your confidence to
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