Answer to Question #225097 in English for Hassan

Question

Explain and justify from given scenario that assertiveness is often correlated with good self-respect and self-

confidence and is very valuable skill to develop and always pay in professional life.

Answer 1

Being assertive means speaking up for yourself, being able to express your opinions and feelings and being able to say no. Assertiveness is important for a healthy self-esteem and for your overall wellbeing. It can be very hard to be assertive when you have low self-esteem.

Being assertive is usually viewed as a healthier communication style. Assertiveness offers many benefits. It helps you keep people from taking advantage of you. It can also help you from acting like a bully to others. Assertive people respect themselves and their energy. They know how to control themselves, how to avoid (or deal with) stress, they believe in the possibility of resolving the conflict in a calm manner, they are not afraid of articulating their disagreement and have more confidence in themselves, but in others as well. Anticipate other people's behaviour and prepare your responses. Prepare and use good open questions. Re-condition and practice your own new reactions to aggression (display positive writings where you will read them often – it's a proven successful technique).