https://proszkie.github.io/tags/soft-skills/Recent content in Soft Skills on Piotr ProszowskiHugoenp.proszowski@gmail.com (Piotr Proszowski)p.proszowski@gmail.com (Piotr Proszowski)Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:45:00 +0200https://proszkie.github.io/posts/assertiveness/Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:45:00 +0200p.proszowski@gmail.com (Piotr Proszowski)https://proszkie.github.io/posts/assertiveness/<blockquote> <p>We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.</p> <p>~ <strong>Theodore Roosevelt</strong></p></blockquote> <h2 id="tldr">TL;DR</h2> <p><strong>Assertiveness is much more than saying no.</strong> Once I grasped this concept and began honing my assertiveness skills my life became&hellip; well&hellip; brighter.</p>