Aggressive: Doing what serves you with no respect for others – “We are going to THIS movie. Why do you even want to see that one?”
Passive-aggressive: Communicating in a cynical way – “Great, let’s go to THAT movie”
Assertive: Stating your beliefs or preferences while respecting others’ – “I’d love to see a movie with you, but not that one. Can we pick one we both like?”
You choose how you communicate.
Thanks, Steve. Great thought. Each time I read one of your posts, I already start looking forward to the next one! You have an amazing talent for crystallizing concepts in a brief and highly relatable way. Self-help books take multiple chapters to cover the same topic and still fall far short of what you achieve in a simple paragraph. Please don’t stop!
So kind of you Anne 🙂
I’m happy to hear it’s valuable to you. That’s why I write!