Best 85 quotes in «assertiveness quotes» category

Find the enemy. Don't let the enemy find you. Reconnaissance! Reconnaissance! Reconnaissance!

Giving reasons during conflict to justify or defend a viewpoint is just as manipulative as giving reasons to attack that viewpoint. Neither of these routes is an honest assertive I want that can lead to a workable compromise of interests to quickly resolve the conflict.

For those of us who live in a sunny and hot desert, a cloudy day is sometimes all we need to clear our minds...

France, stop throwing awards at me! I have so many already, give them to people who need them.

Gracious words nourish the soul.

I am enthusiastic and optimistic.

I am enthusiastic. I am endless.

I am positive. I am passionate.

I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon

I desire knowledge and wisdom.

If someone is inconsiderate or rude to you, risk telling them how it made you feel or that you didn’t appreciate being treated that way. If you tend to talk yourself out of anger by telling yourself that you don’t want to make waves, try telling yourself instead that it is okay to make waves sometimes and risk letting people know how you really feel.

In reality, for anybody to make real impact, he ought to be real. He ought to know the real position of materialism in purposefulness. He ought to understand the real reasons to act and the consequences for staying dormant. He ought to know the people who matter most in making true impacts and build the best synergy. As a matter of fact, he ought to be ready to embrace the real challenges that come with staying purposeful and making real impact. In fact, he ought to be able to turn what least counts and what is so uncanny to what really counts. He ought to be a mindset changer.He ought to know the real essence of time and timing and the value of patience and assertiveness. He ought to be strong. Living to leave footprints that count is what will make us count

I pray for humble spirit and a willing heart.

It is a childish notion that once established, our boundaries will never be transgressed again...We shall have to stand for ourselves repeatedly for the rest of our lives. As we practice doing this, we come to greater ease...Eventually it may float over entirely into the positive realm—becoming only another chance to demonstrated our worthiness.

It is extremely important to be able to make negative assertions. We must be able to say what is ‘not me’ in order to have a ‘me’. What we like has no meaning unless we know what we don’t like. Our yes has no meaning if we never say no. My chosen profession has no passion if ‘just anyone would do’. Our opinions and thoughts mean very little if there is nothing we disagree with.

It’s a struggle for me to remain open," she admits. "To not shut down because I’m defensive or scared or maybe my ego is getting in the way. And the other side of that is just believing that I belong where I am and deserve to take up space. I fight constantly between those two things, between not apologizing for what I want and staying vulnerable and creatively supple and not thinking I know better than everyone else.

May my children, fear, know and walk with God.

Men need men to keep their edges hot and clean, whereas women keep us warm and soft.

Raise your vibration, Not your tone of voice.. You gain inspiration, For Peace is a choice.

The best gifts are never given, but claimed.

I am a happy healthy soul by divine grace.

If you can teach me something for my betterment then you get my respect and gratitude, but if you are here only to criticize, then I have no time or ears for you!

If you have the tendency to repress your anger, you have lost touch with an important part of yourself. Getting angry is a way to gain back that part of yourself by asserting your rights, expressing your displeasure with a situation, and letting others know how you wish to be treated. It can motivate you to make needed changes in a relationship or other areas of your life. Finally it can let others know that you expect to be respected and treated fairly.

If you have the bad MOJO of a situation or a person riding you down you must first remove that saddle.

If you live your life to please everyone else, you will continue to feel frustrated and powerless. This is because what others want may not be good for you. You are not being mean when you say NO to unreasonable demands or when you express your ideas, feelings, and opinions, even if they differ from those of others.

I have all I need.

I have only dwelt in my thoughts.

I have what it takes to get the work done.

I never tolerate disrespect or betrayal

My mom called Grandma today and told her we would no longer be attending family parties. My mom told her we have had enough of being blamed for something Brian did and everyone brushing it off like it was no big deal.

My priority is not about grades. I yearn for knowledge, skills and wisdom.

Never complain, proclaim positive-words. Then, you will possess the divine grace for a change situation.

No matter how much the soul undergoes stomaching in their specific, destructive sufferings, which triggers, a more abrupt rewritten control for their comfortable state of reality. Now could that exposed authoritarianism from within, prove from beyond a doubt, that your longed comforts, makes you more bountiful today, than recognizing what you had undeniably and unquestionably risked losing in the past, earlier some time ago?

Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a confident girl.

Say NO to all meaningless activities, so do not need a calendar to remember when is the next really fulfilling event in your life.

So many people live their lives not knowing the real and exact reasons why they live. They follow anything for something and they do something for anything. When you live life with a blurry vision, you live a blurry life. Vision is life, and a life without vision is a dead life

Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.

Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that their then-lovers had killed themselves over them.

The author describes the attitude of some on the frontier at Rome's twilight as exhibiting "a kind of London-in-the-blitz determination to carry on being more Roman than usual.

The messages you received from your family or your childhood experiences may have caused you to believe that assertiveness is unacceptable or even dangerous. Practice saying the following: I have the right to be treated with respect by others. I have the right to express my feelings and opinions. I have the right to say no without feeling guilty. I have the right to ask for what I want. I have the right to make my own mistakes. I have the right to pursue happiness.

Then I guess we have a problem…because this man, Luhan Kane, is under arrest by decree of the Elders’ Circle. My authority outweighs yours.

The throbbing habits of assumption tinted with malice lead to decisions and actions that drum out faith, trust and respect towards a crashing carelessness and uselessness. Be effective by discarding sneaking suspicions.

To be passive is to let others decide for you. To be aggressive is to decide for others. To be assertive is to decide for yourself. And to trust that there is enough, that you are enough.

Wall your life, guard your heart and mind your mind! A life without a wall least blocks something! A mind without a wall accepts anything at all!

We are capable of performing the task.

We must teach our girls that if they speak their mind, they can create the world they want to see. (145)

We will never fail. We shall fulfil the dream.

What some call rebellion, others call survival.

What we believe in our heart, we must declare with our mouth.

When fools come for a piece of you with their shenanigans and tomfoolery let them come. However, remember to give them enough that they won't ask for seconds.