I was woken up this morning to the rather distasteful image of Gordon Ramsey and Graham Poll - in shorts. Both were being interviewed on TV before setting off on the London marathon.
Gordon Ramsey is a well known TV chef, who has an international empire of top restaurants (well, at least 3). He has built […]

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I came across this great post recently What you can learn about blogging from Britney Spears - even the title is great! Michael Martine makes some interesting observations and I recommend reading - thanks to Chris Garrett for the original link.
What I found most stimulating was that Michaels observations can apply to life in […]

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As well as expressing feelings, another thing that we can avoid if we lack self-confidence is expressing opinions. If you are asked for an opinion, the simplest route is to give honestly and without apologizing. This is an area where if you are in the habit of trying to please others, you’re going […]

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My posts on confident communication, or assertiveness, have looked at how to say no, and types of behavior that are not assertive - such as passive, manipulative and aggressive. I also went over a “bill of rights“, that expands on the underlying mindset behind assertiveness.
One right is to be able to say what or […]

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I hope you like the new theme - I’ve spent most of the weekend “tweaking” rather than getting down to 1001 other things I had planned!
Indirect aggression - I find this the most interesting of behavior types as I know its a style I have been guilty of drifting into from time to time. […]

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Aggressive people can be surprised if anyone suggests that they should learn to be more assertive. Because, unlike passive people, they may actually be getting what they want. Getting what you want by being a bully may work in the short term, but longer term it leads to anger, fear and resentment […]

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