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What’s your childhood experience of taking criticism? Think back, do any of these sound like situations you were criticised in? Shouted at for breaking something or making a mess Laughed at for not ‘being cool’ or not achieving at school Labelled on your school report as lazy or disruptive Undermined for your…
When a client says “I need help with being more assertive” I’m always interested to find out about their current communication style. Because what I’ve found is that we generally fall into one of four different communication behaviours. I’ve given each communication style a descriptive name – which one/s do you resonate with?…
Having a difficult conversation is an issue that came up with a couple of my clients this week and got me thinking about how I deal with them. Do I get angry and release my frustrations by shouting or do I say nothing and bottle my feelings up, suppressing them with resentment? In all honesty, I probably…
“I am”, these two very simple words have the power to impact on you and your confidence. Whenever you use the words “I am..” or ‘I’m not…” you are labelling yourself. We love to label ourselves, others and things as it gives us clarity in a confusing world. Be careful though, that…