{"id":3772,"date":"2020-06-10T17:52:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T15:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crossroadcoaching.nl\/?page_id=3772"},"modified":"2020-09-14T17:57:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T15:57:27","slug":"assertiveness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.crossroadcoaching.nl\/en\/services\/individual-coaching\/assertiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Assertiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadcoaching.nl\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/image01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2903 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crossroadcoaching.nl\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/image01-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cheery businessman\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 20px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossroadcoaching.nl\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/image01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crossroadcoaching.nl\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/image01.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Self-confidence is your foundation, your sense of steadfastness. Characteristics of self-confidence are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You know what you have in terms of qualities, skills, and capabilities.<\/li>\n<li>You mainly focus on your capabilities and less on your limitations.<\/li>\n<li>You trust that you are able to contribute, that you matter, and that you feel equal to others.<\/li>\n<li>You can appreciate and compliment yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Assertiveness involves translating your sense of self-confidence into your actions in dealing with others. Characteristics of assertiveness are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can take up your own space in a conversation.<\/li>\n<li>You are not afraid to set your limits and to say no.<\/li>\n<li>You are not afraid to express your opinion.<\/li>\n<li>You are not afraid to enter into a disagreement, discussion, or conflict.<\/li>\n<li>You feel free to be yourself while interacting with others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some people have lacked self-confidence since childhood, whereas some lose it as a result of one or several events, and others only have low self-confidence in certain situations or with certain people. Characteristics of insufficient self-confidence and assertiveness are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You find it hard to assert your limits and say no.<\/li>\n<li>You take up too little space in a conversation or in a group.<\/li>\n<li>You doubt yourself a lot.<\/li>\n<li>You are very concerned with what others think of you.<\/li>\n<li>You often think negatively about yourself and your own actions.<\/li>\n<li>You find it difficult to receive criticism.<\/li>\n<li>You avoid disagreements, tensions, and conflicts.<\/li>\n<li>You feel small compared to others.<\/li>\n<li>You feel that there is more to you than what actually comes out and that you are letting opportunities pass you by.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/lang\/nl\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"Email\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"small\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Assertiveness\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-confidence is your foundation, your sense of steadfastness. Characteristics of self-confidence are: You know what you have in terms of qualities, skills, and capabilities. You mainly focus on your capabilities and less on your limitations. You trust that you are able to contribute, that you matter, and that you feel equal to others. You can appreciate and compliment yourself. Assertiveness involves translating your sense of self-confidence into your actions in dealing with others. Characteristics of assertiveness are: You can take up your own space in a conversation. You are not afraid to set your limits and to say no. 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