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Yes. Assertive people can be nice, in fact they most often are. The problem with the "nice guys (or girls) finish last" line is that it doesn't really properly use the word "nice." It should read "passive people finish last." There are four types of behavior: aggressive, passive aggressive, passive and assertive. A lot of people who are considered "too nice" are really passive. It has nothing to do with being nice. You can be nice even while being aggressive. Parker, it sounds like you tend to be passive until you feel walked on and then snap and are temporarily aggressive. Practicing assertiveness will help improve your relationships, not only by showing users and abusers that you are not going to be walked on, but by helping you carry yourself in a way that will attract other nice, assertive people into your life.
Yes. Assertive people can be nice, in fact they most often are. The problem with the "nice guys (or girls) finish last" line is that it doesn't really properly use the word "nice." It should read "passive people finish last."
There are four types of behavior: aggressive, passive aggressive, passive and assertive. A lot of people who are considered "too nice" are really passive. It has nothing to do with being nice. You can be nice even while being aggressive.
Parker, it sounds like you tend to be passive until you feel walked on and then snap and are temporarily aggressive. Practicing assertiveness will help improve your relationships, not only by showing users and abusers that you are not going to be walked on, but by helping you carry yourself in a way that will attract other nice, assertive people into your life.
