Review: Be the Hero of Your Life
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2013
"The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself."-Mark CaineThis was one of the first things that I read in this book and it was something that really struck a chord with me. This book defines passive people as ones who have no self-respect and I have to say that I am that person. I tend to sit back and let others have their way rather than step on anyone's toes. In this book the author talks about ways that you can be assertive without being aggressive and how you can get your way while still being mindful of other people's feelings.In this book the author explains everything that you need to know about what you're doing and what you should be doing. That means getting your mind working the right way to be assertive and understanding how to 'walk the walk' and 'talk the talk' so that you project that assertiveness to others. Even better, once I read through all the skills I would need to be assertive there were specific scenarios to go through that actually helped guide me through what could happen in real situations in my l ife. And these situations were scattered throughout every aspect of life from being an assertive employee to being an assertive parent, spouse or child and even being an assertive consumer.I was glad that I gave this book a try because it helped me to really make a commitment to myself to change. The Assertive Rights in the very first chapter set the stage for what I could do for myself and this carried through all the way to external methods of projecting confidence. There is no 'magic pill' to make anyone assertive but there are definitely some things that can be done. I decided that I owed it to myself to take charge of my life and I'm definitely glad that I did.