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Lesson
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Awareness
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Assertiveness
Lesson
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Lesson 1: Awareness of Ourselves,
Our Rights and Communication Issues
B. Your Personal Bill of
Rights
We may ask ourselves why we should
become more assertive and act
on that. One of the roles of assertiveness
training is to help you enhance your rights
and the rights of others. Refusing
to stand up for your individual rights characterizes
and reinforces non-assertive behaviors.
We'll learn more about assertiveness in
the next lesson, but first let's examine
some rights that commonly come up in my
workshops. In the next section we'll talk
about developing and acting on your own
personalized Bill of Rights.
I
have the right to...
- say I don't know.
- receive instruction,
guidance, or education in order to change
the condition of "I don't know."
- disagree with others
and to question decisions regarding my
work assignments.
- be protected from harassment and verbal
abuse.
- show my imperfections. I have the right
to make mistakes and to be responsible
for them.
- have a bad day occasionally.
- say no without feeling guilty.
- express my opinions, feelings, and ideas.
- be myself and be accepted
just as I am. I do not have to conform
to others' expectations of me in order
to be considered worthwhile.
- expect the best possible
working conditions. I also accept responsibility
for helping to create those conditions.
- be treated with respect
and consideration by all people-regardless
of their status.
- expect answers to questions I ask and
a response to problems I identify.
- express all of my feelings-even anger-in
a responsible way.
- be my own person: to be unique, an individual.
- create and be involved in work-related
changes.
- work in an environment
free of fear, intimidation, and manipulation.
- expect and express my needs for cooperation
and assistance from co-workers.
- be well rewarded and appreciated for
my work.
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About this Lesson
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Lesson
1 addresses awareness issues. Before you can
solve a problem you have to know what it
is.
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