The Power of Assertiveness

Being an assertive adult means understanding that too. Assertiveness is having a real good understanding of boundaries. And I genuinely understand when someone is doing something wrong to me. These things are not colored by emotions and events from childhood. They're all happening in the here and now using critical thinking. You truly understand and know. If another person's response to you taking accountability is disproportionate, and it might have a lot more to do with their own baggage, we'll say. Because capitalism genuinely gets in the way of authentic human connection. It really hurt that person's feelings who was cleaning this office. And they felt like they needed or deserved an apology because of my unacceptable behaviour.