Book Review: 'Assertiveness: How to Stand Up For Yourself and Still Win the Respect of Others'
(C) 2011 Judy Murphy, and Kindle Direct Publishing When I was younger, especially in my days as a high school student, I was one of those guys who made friends easily with both teachers and fellow students but had a hard time when it came to dating and achieving certain goals which required collaboration from others. It wasn't that I was an "ugly duckling" - even though at times I thought I was - or a disagreeable fellow; I had a circle of friends from a cross-section of my high school's student body that included football players, choir singers, members of the drama club and - of course - some of my fellow journalism students. However, when I really wanted to start dating girls, I tended to "wimp out" and become the "invisible man" because I couldn't find a way to get women to notice me in a positive light. Looking back on those days and even further on into my adulthood, I realize now that although shyness played a lot of havoc both in my...