erinsbooknook's review
5.0
This book helped me so much. I learned it was okay to be myself and to be assertive because of this book. This book saved my life in a lot of ways.
oliver_winther's review against another edition
I found myself not getting anything new out of it. I found that I am a fairly assertive person. And in the moments I'm not I do roughly know that I am not, and know what to do about it. So my nature is assertive, it's just a matter of expressing it, and that is a process I am actively in.
internetmelinda's review against another edition
5.0
Read this if you feel secretly mad a lot and want to not feel that way anymore. Giving compliments is assertive as hell so shout out to Mr. Randy Paterson for writing this and for including a chapter on gender roles.
ajfillari's review against another edition
5.0
Everybody should read this book. Or go to therapy. Or both. Or not. You're your own person make your own choices, I can't tell you what to do.
This book helped me understand a lot about myself and how I perceive the world and people around me. It helped me realize that I'm my own person and I'm entitled have emotions and let people know how I feel.
I seriously can't recommend this book enough for people who feel overwhelmed with life, or people who just want to be better communicators. This book doesn't just help you be more assertive, it helps you recognize other types of behavior that you and the people around you exhibit (passiveness, aggressiveness, passive-aggressiveness).
The way the chapters are written is so incredibly conversational and easy to read and understand. It feels like you're talking to someone who wants to help you, not just teach you stuff.
I seriously can't recommend this book enough.
This book helped me understand a lot about myself and how I perceive the world and people around me. It helped me realize that I'm my own person and I'm entitled have emotions and let people know how I feel.
I seriously can't recommend this book enough for people who feel overwhelmed with life, or people who just want to be better communicators. This book doesn't just help you be more assertive, it helps you recognize other types of behavior that you and the people around you exhibit (passiveness, aggressiveness, passive-aggressiveness).
The way the chapters are written is so incredibly conversational and easy to read and understand. It feels like you're talking to someone who wants to help you, not just teach you stuff.
I seriously can't recommend this book enough.
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