assertiveness

[nanunanu]

Does anybody know where I can learn to be a lot more assertive in life? Is there any good books or websites? Ive seen these courses that cost loads but I would like to do it on the cheap and not really sure where to start

[WendyS]

Do you have a really good friend who you trust and who could "role play" being assertive with you?

So often we don't have the courage to say out loud what we're  thinking for fear of causing offence or finding conflict difficult to cope with.    Just practising and feeling yourself lose some of your fear to be assertive in a safe environment may help you overcome this problem.

Your local library is a good place to start looking for books as you can normally borrow these free of charge.