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3 Types of Avoidance
If you are one of those who commonly avoid tasks or certain situations, it could be for several different reasons. But before you can work on solving or completing a task you’ve been putting off, it’s essential to narrow down what type of avoidance you are using.
How Assertive are You?
An important part of life skills is the development of assertiveness. Without it, you could feel disrespected or disregarded in relationships and career paths.
The Difference Between Assertive and Aggressive Behaviour
Many people struggle with exhibiting assertive behaviour because they confuse assertiveness with aggressiveness. It may be especially difficult if you’ve maintained a passive personality most of your life. To help you be more assertive, here is a quick guide about using assertive rather than passive or aggressive behaviour:
How to Be Assertive Without Rubbing People The Wrong Way
Assertiveness is an important skill for effective communication as an adult. It allows you to advocate for yourself and your needs in a healthy way.
Stop Drifting Along And Make Things Happen
The difference between the majority of people and those that have great success is when opportunities do not come their way, they make things happen.
Six Essential Skills for Building and Maintaining Rapport
Being able to get into rapport with other people isn’t just a key for successful influence, it’s also one of the most enjoyable skills you can learn.
Unlock Your Potential: An Insightful Journey into Influencing with Purpose
We cannot NOT influence those around us! So, the real skill is in becoming a ‘conscious influencer‘. Notice how you influence and do it with purpose.
What Does the Way You Look Say About Your Influence?
The way that you look and act has an influence on how you are perceived and treated by others. Like it or loathe it, we are in a 'looks' dominated society. Therefore, when you're seeking to influence it's important to focus on the image that you would like to portray...
Learn The Two Simplest Ways To Influence Others
How do you know when you've done a great job...and how can you use this to influence others? When asked this question, people will normally fall into one of two camps: External Frame Of Reference In the first, people know that they've done a great job because the...
How Motivation Bias Can Help You Influence More Effectively
Not everyone has the motivation to achieve or even make progress towards a goal.
Some would much rather avoid pain than gain pleasure!
In this article, we take a closer look at motivation bias and how you can use it to your advantage.
Be Aware Of How You Are Influencing And Learn From It!
All of us are influenced by people, places, events and situations all of the time.
Sometimes we are affected more or less by these things, but we are continually being influenced by what happens around us.
It’s also true to say that we cannot, NOT influence those around us, so the trick is to become conscious influencers.
Influence Others By Giving Them An Experience, Not A Report!
You don’t influence others by giving them a report to read! Yet that seems to be the most popular way of proposing change nowadays – how many times have you been asked to “put it in writing“? Well, there is another, more effective way you can influence others – by...
Influence Team Direction by Becoming a Purposeful Communicator
You cannot, NOT influence people. Think about it for a moment. That’s is an interesting concept, eh? Even if you don’t say anything, that still speaks volumes. It’s not only what you say to your team that will influence them. It’s the way it’s said. So, the only...