Teen Esteem Council » Assertiveness http://teenesteemcouncil.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:48:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The How To Guide To A Better Perception Of You http://teenesteemcouncil.com/the-how-to-guide-to-a-better-perception-of-you http://teenesteemcouncil.com/the-how-to-guide-to-a-better-perception-of-you#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:58:02 +0000 Mat Edvik http://teenesteemcounsel.com/?p=121 In today’s podcast Mat and Summer explain a step by step process that will help you begin to change the way you see yourself. Be sure to have a piece of paper and something to write with handy.

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In our first podcast we discuss the way we see the world and how they influence our decision making. They also discuss how maps relate to finding happiness and self esteem in life.

Click on the link below to listen to the podcast.

]]> http://teenesteemcouncil.com/maps-worldviews-and-happiness/feed 0 Arrogant or Assertive? http://teenesteemcouncil.com/arrogant-or-assertive http://teenesteemcouncil.com/arrogant-or-assertive#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:26:30 +0000 summeramorris http://teenesteemcounsel.wordpress.com/?p=58 Sometimes I think we confuse being arrogant or being cocky with being assertive and self-confident.  I wanted to just share a quick thought about the difference today.  Being arrogant or cocky is often described as conceited or prideful.  We can often tell when we are around these kind of people right?  They are often really hard to be friends with because they are often bragging or telling how great they are.  However, being assertive and self-confident means just that – confident and willing to try.  These kind of people make you feel good about yourself when you are around them.  They often come across as caring and compassionate.  They can be very opinionated and sure of how they feel and think about things.

I would love to challenge all of us to see the difference between these two ways of being.  Otherwise, what I think happens is that we see people as arrogant when they might just be assertive.  Think about it….

*Summer

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