Books like Assertiveness: How to Stand Up for Yourself and Still Win the Respect of Others

Just finished reading this book, and couldn’t be more happy with it. Judy Murphy does a fabulous job of coaching readers to not just be assertive, but to lead a confident and secure life without making excuses or feeling bad. I’m sure you’ve heard the cliché, you have the power to live your life, but Judy Murphy shows you how to bring that out within yourself. I particularly liked the self-evaluation exercises which opened my eyes my sticking points.Understanding communication has always been difficult for me. I never know what to say or do with a particular person or situation. Now I know. Judy provides many examples that lay out unmistakably how to handle different interactions. For many examples, several "what if" scenarios are analyzed in case your efforts are not initially successful.Somethings were a little obvious or common sense, but that's expected. Much of it is very insightful. I now look at myself and my interactions in a whole new way and I'm really excited to go out and put it into practice. I've already started applying the self-talk exercise and began practicing scenarios I'd like to be successful in. I'm feeling more confident already.Kudos to Judy and her book.