How to Assert Yourself

  Your social relationships have a huge influence on your well-being. Every day, you interact with friends, family, bosses, colleagues, and strangers. All of these interactions have an influence on your mood. For this reason, if you have problems asserting yourself, you may suffer damage to your self-esteem and end up with more suffering than gratification from your relationships with others. Ideally, we should all be respectful, empathetic, and kind to those around us. Nobody deserves to be belittled, ignored, or emotionally hurt. However, there’s no doubt that your attitude influences the treatment you receive from others. Therefore, it’s your responsibility…