RE: Assertiveness that works?
May 5, 2015 at 1:23 pm
(This post was last modified: May 5, 2015 at 1:29 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Honestly, we're all so interdependent on each other that, as an individual, the motion of other individuals can get lost in the grinding of the monolith. At work, for example, we think to ourselves "the boss says my way or the highway" when, in fact...he's relating his own "my way or the highway" message handed down to him. At the end of the day, however, if you've weighed the situation and decided that you prefer the outcomes of being the quiet accessory...then what's the problem? You -did- decide something.....you asserted yourself in that regard, did you not? Your way, is the path of least resistence...and you'd better believe that others feel constrained by -you- and by that behavior.
(do people negotiate outcomes with you on those grounds, btw...when they approach you and want something...do they try to show you that this would be "easiest for all involved"?...because, if so..they've got your number buddy..they're gaming you...and if you'd like to avoid conflict, it's likely that their suggestion or demand is -not- a way to do that..it serves -their- interests....remember that in the moment, and stick to your metrics)
(do people negotiate outcomes with you on those grounds, btw...when they approach you and want something...do they try to show you that this would be "easiest for all involved"?...because, if so..they've got your number buddy..they're gaming you...and if you'd like to avoid conflict, it's likely that their suggestion or demand is -not- a way to do that..it serves -their- interests....remember that in the moment, and stick to your metrics)
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