{"id":100,"date":"2013-11-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/entrepreneurdh\/assertive-communication-skills\/"},"modified":"2013-11-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-03T00:00:00","slug":"assertive-communication-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/entrepreneurdh\/assertive-communication-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Assertive Communication Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"previewPostBlock imagePostBlock\">\n<div class=\"posRelative\">\n<ul class=\"postVideoSlider\">\n<li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; margin: 0 auto 0 0; padding-top: 20px; \">\n<div id=\"slides_counter\" style=\"color: #CCCCCC;\"><b><label id=\"imgIndex\" style=\"cursor: default;\">1<\/label><label style=\"cursor: default;\"> of <\/label><label id=\"imgCount\" style=\"cursor: default;\">1<\/label><\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"pager\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span><span><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Assertive Communication Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/span> &#8211; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span><span><span>Assertive Communication Skills<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> are necessary for every individual who has a voice that needs to be heard!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>Lessons To Be Learned from Sea Lions at Sea World Attractions in Orlando Florida:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The persistent voice of one who has something to say. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Never giving up,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Believing\u00a0in what you have to say.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Assertive communication skills<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> are necessary for every person to learn, so they can communicate what they feel.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Have you struggled in\u00a0communicating what you feel or want to say? Has this disability affected other parts of your life in speaking, communicating to others, or in creating new friendships?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>I can empathize with your feelings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>I myself, too, have had trouble expressing what I feel, and I am discovering that there are many more people than I had realized that share in the\u00a0pain of not being able to speak out. \u00a0People who have wanted to\u00a0contribute, share, express, and yet have been unable to do so, for many faceted reasons.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong><span><span><span><span>Assertive Communication Skills: \u00a0Philosophies<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>Philosophies which still linger in our society which can be harmful, and need to be re-evaluated:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span>&#8220;Children are to be seen, and not heard.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>&#8220;You don&#8217;t know what you are talking about.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>You&#8217;ve been told you are &#8220;shy,&#8221; by someone you believed in, therefore you&#8217;ve adopted what they said about you as your reality&#8230; and it may not be true!\u00a0 Since they were\u00a0an authority figure or someone you believed in, you believed what they said about you, and adopted that philosphy into your life as part of your personality.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>You have been &#8220;passed by&#8221; in the conversation, by\u00a0more dominating or expressive communicators,\u00a0and you were never able to finish saying what you meant to say. \u00a0People did not intentionally mean to hurt you, but you were passed by, nontheless. \u00a0They may have been unaware,\u00a0but the &#8216;<span>why&#8217;\u00a0<\/span>doesn&#8217;t matter. \u00a0What matters is what you do about it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Your contributions\u00a0were not respected.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span>By the way, Verbal violence or yelling is not communication &#8212; it is domination.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Assertive Communication Skills &#8211; Recovery<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>But what if the thoughts, &#8220;I am not a good speaker &#8221; were not true? \u00a0What if you are really more vocal than you realize, and are\u00a0tired of being labeled &#8216;shy&#8217; by\u00a0your own person and standards?\u00a0 What if you want to <span><span>be <span>more<\/span><\/span><\/span> in your life, and have things to say, and desire to contribute more in conversations? \u00a0Does that mean your personality is permanently set, and you are who you are for the rest of your life? \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>I want to let you know with a <span><span>resounding<strong> NO<\/strong><\/span><\/span>, that what you were <span>yesterday<\/span> or for your\u00a0life time, is NOT\u00a0what you have to be <span>today<\/span> or for the rest of your future life!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>What happened in your\u00a0past and the influences are <span>not your fault, but they are your responsibility<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Assertive Communication Skills: Beginning Solutions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>To begin a new path of asserting\u00a0yourself in communicating you should start with:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Becoming aware of when you <span>are not<\/span> sharing in conversations<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Begin to take charge of your life<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Decide you will contribute in the moment<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Decide\u00a0<span>today\u00a0<\/span>to communicate better<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Say what is on your heart<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Speak louder; insist with assertivness on contributing<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Know that there is no &#8216;perfect&#8217;; just begin practicing<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span>Be the person who finds their voice<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span>Be heard.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span><span><span>Just like the Sea Whales communicated, were insistent, and did not stop&#8230; \u00a0do the same!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong><span>Assertive Communication Skills &#8211; 10Tips:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span><span><span><span>You have the right to be heard.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>You have the right to be heard,and without being mocked, belittled or humiliated.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>You must be honest with yourself in\u00a0that you&#8217;ve allowed philosophies and the opinions of others to\u00a0control you, and be molded into where you are currently today.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>It is not other&#8217;s fault; do not blame others. \u00a0It is your responsibility to take charge of your personal life. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Be pro-active in your life. \u00a0Take personal charge and action.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>As you begin to assert your thoughts, opinions and ideas in a conversation, or as a speaker, don&#8217;t be surprised if those who are used to you not expressing yourself in conversation, notice,\u00a0and comment (even negatively), about your assertiveness.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>What is more important, though? \u00a0Worrying about what others say, or being TRUE to yourself, and thereby being happier for it!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Don&#8217;t live small; it hurts you, and others who were meant to benefit from you really being yourself. \u00a0Play big.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Are you open to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneurdh.empowernetwork.com\/blog\/category\/personal-development-2\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Self Development Courses\">Self Development Courses<\/a><\/strong> to get on a journey of personal success?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Review the Sea Whales above to learn lessons on just &#8220;doing it&#8221;;<span> you can be heard!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Hope you enjoyed this\u00a0&#8220;<span><span><span><span><strong>Assertive Communication Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>&#8221; video of the very assertive\u00a0Sea Lions! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Please comment on what you feel is important about being assertive in your life!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Doris Hullett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Would you like to have a way to improve your communication skills through our leadership training, internet marketing\u00a0and business system\u00a0while creating an\u00a0income online? 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