You can take one of three stances in relation to another person: 1. Aggressive, 2. Assertive, and 3. Passive. If you are aggressive, you will alienate others and often find yourself in conflict. If you are passive, you will feel frustrated, powerless, and overwhelmed. If you are assertive, which is positioned between these two extremes (aggressive, passive), you are respected, you feel empowered, and you feel in-control. Being assertive, allows you to achieve more with less stress and conflict. Learning to be assertive is easy, however it requires practice until it becomes second nature.

The following are naturally easy to use 8-minutes-a-day lessons that will teach you or a loved-one how to be assertive: