Touchstone Life Coaching
Assertiveness skills are skills that many people do not learn in childhood. They are also not
really skills that are taught in school. There is often a delicate balance that we must achieve between being
assertive versus not having a voice in matters that concern us in our lives at one end of the spectrum or being
too aggressive or demanding or passive-aggressive at the other end of the spectrum. In order to achieve the most
effective way of communicating and relating to others that gives one the best chance to meet his or her own needs
learning assertive skills with a life coach can make a tremendous difference in how you experience your relationships
with and/or to others.
© A.J. Mahari
Assertiveness Issues/Skills
We live in very fast-paced, hectic, and stressful times. Even for many with well-honed assertive skills, limits, boundaries, and equally as efficient means and methods of up-holding needs and boundaries and communicating them to others, it is getting increasingly difficult, in many instances to have your needs, and boundaries respected by others.
A lack of assertiveness can quickly multiply stress and increase anger.
It is important to be able to identify your own needs, wants, limits and boundaries. It is equally as important to feel that you have enough worth to assert them.
Are you afraid to say to no? Do you worry too much about what other people will think or do think about you? Do you feel held hostage to this worry? Does it stop you from taking care of yourself, from saying no when you really want and/or need to?
Learning new skills and new ways of effectively asserting yourself can provide a lot more peace of mind and is crucial to reducing over-all stress, worry, and anxiety.
While people sometimes think that going along to get along works, it often leads to stress, anger, frustration, and even health problems. It is important to our over-all health and well-being that we have assertiveness skills and that we practice implementing them in our own self-care.
As a life coach I provide a caring, compassionate, safe, confidential, non judgemental, validating and supportive relationship within which clients can feel empowered to explore their present-day needs. I essentially act as a human mirror for my clients. I share with my clients an outside and unbiased perspective as to what I observe in listening to their feelings, experiences, and concerns.
Personal Coaching is not counseling or therapy and is not a substitute for either.
Touchstone Life Coaching can assist you with any of the following:
If you would like to get more information about my life coaching sevices on the above listed issues or an issue in your life that isn't listed above please email me at: tlc_services@rogers.com
as of June 15, 2004
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