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68 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A rare find of a book.,
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This review is from: A Woman in Your Own Right: Assertiveness and You (Paperback)
The lower number of stars given by other reviewers appears to be by way of comment on self-help books in general rather than this particular one. I think that is a great shame because it gives a misleading impression of the quality of this book.The topic is covered thoroughly, addressing all the issues that I had encountered with the problem and alerting me to several more than I hadn't even recognised in myself but once pointed out were clearly present. It then provides an understanding and intelligent account of how and why the issues come about and most importantly, ways to deal with them. It isn't a book that you can read and the problem is solved. It involves putting the ideas into practice and that takes effort and time. However, even after the first read I felt supported and more confident, just by understanding the problem. It made sense of issues that I had previously spent a long time piecing together and had still not understood and it is clear that the author has a deep understanding of the problem and significant experience in dealing with it. I have sent copies to most of my close friends as it is so comprehensive as to be useful even to people who are, on the face of it, quite assertive and confident. I also recommend it equally, despite the title, for men as well as women.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A positive way of being in the world,
By Yasmin Jefferies (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Woman in Your Own Right: Assertiveness and You (Paperback)
I love this book. The author lists 11 basic rights. For some people they might seem self-evident but they weren't in my case and putting them into practice changed my view of being in the world quite profoundly.
The rights are: I have the right to state my own needs and set my own priorities as a person independent of any roles that I may assume in my life I have the right to be treated with respect as an intelligent capable and equal human being I have the right to express my feelings I have the right to express my opinions and values I have the right to say "yes" or "no" for myself I have the right to make mistakes I have the right to change my mind I have the right to say I don't understand I have the right to have the right to ask for what I want I have the right to decline responsibility for other people's problems I have the right to deal with others without being dependent on them for approval In relating to other I can be Passive - giving up my rights Aggressive - forcing other to give up their rights Indirect - manipulating others to get what I want Assertive - Ensuring that my rights are respected as well as respecting the rights of others I could quote whole passages from the book but if you only wanted to read one chapter then it would have to be, `Saying No'. In my experience being assertive has helped me state who I am as well as acknowledge differences in others. I find it a "a way of being" that genuinely honours both myself and the other person or group I am dealing with.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I met the author and it changed my life,
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This review is from: A Woman in Your Own Right: Assertiveness and You (Paperback)
I had to read this book before attending an assertiveness course at work run by the author
The book and the course inspired me to change my job (not what my employers had in mind by sending me on it I imagine) move house 200 miles, join a gym and lose 2 stone in weight and learn to say no which is why i went on the course in 1st place The book is not a classic introspective self help guide - it helped me to make difficult decisions by better understanding what types of people I surrounded myself with/ was surrounded by and how very differently I was able to deal with different types of people over similar issues. I achieved more consistency in my reactions to people and events and I other people's positive reactions to this helped consolidate this READ IT! Men as well as women.
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