Assertive Communication And Effective Decision Making

Written By Admin on Selasa, 05 November 2013 | 02.03

By Zoe Smith


If you live in this world, you will have come into contact with thousands of people since you've been born. Because we always have people around us all the time, it is very important that we learn how to best express ourselves and develop excellent communication skills to strengthen our professional and personal relationships. Learn more about assertive communication and how we can maximize this today.

All people communicate. You may not know it, but you are employing a kind of communication style that reflects your current state of mind. Passive and aggressive communication styles are utilized by people with low self esteem. Either they shun expressing their own views, or they forcefully put it upon people because they want to be right all the time. Some people can also be classified as passive-aggressive communicators. They will look passive, but they actually undermine other people subtly because they feel threatened, angry or resentful.

It goes without saying that these are not very good communication styles. In fact, if you think this is you, you need to seriously check yourself and purpose to change before you lose people's respect or drive them away. Nobody is perfect and unless you can walk on water and are born of a virgin-expect to make mistakes. Learn from it and move on from here.

Therefore the best communicators are the assertive communicators. These individuals are forthright and open when they express themselves and they are respectful of other people's views and opinions. They have a healthy self image so they do not have to put other people down or shy away from speaking out their own thoughts.

Your professional life will greatly benefit if you learn how to master this form of communication. Decision making techniques are most effective if you are confident, straightforward and unfettered by the need to build up the ego. Passive decision makers do not solicit much respect and aggressive personalities are often at odds with people around them.

Assertive people on the other hand will inspire trust and support that is needed in achieving goals. Good assertive communication will also make for better personal relationships. When people we love have things that need to be corrected- either we shun away from doing it because we don't want to hurt their feelings, or correct them in an inappropriate and upsetting way. We need to learn how to correct them in a loving and respectful manner for their own personal growth.

So how do we become more assertive and confident? What you need to do to achieve this particular quality is to endeavor to know yourself more and with that, love yourself better.

A healthy self image results in good self esteem. When you are happy with yourself, you won't be shy about your own opinions; nor will you be defensive and be on attack mode when somebody disagrees with your views. Make it a priority to develop your spiritual, emotional and mental condition to enjoy a higher level of existence and quality of living. But even if we do all this, we cannot help it if other people misunderstand us. Miscommunication is a staple in life so do not be upset when it happens. Do the right thing regardless and don't be defined by what other people think or say. Live well and enjoy all the richness that life has to offer you-you will be glad you did.




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