Too Nice for Your Own Good
Duke Robinson
266 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0446673862
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Language: English
Publish: November 1, 2000
Human DevelopmentManagementMental HealthNonfictionPersonal DevelopmentProductivityPsychologyReferenceRelationshipsSelf Help
You want to be a nice person and feel good about yourself. But so many of the well intentioned things you do cause you burnout, bottle you up and leave you feeling unsatisfied.
This book will help you correct 9 counterproductive mistakes nice people make every day. Look inside at the book’s Contents page that lists them, and see if they don’t make you feel like you’re looking in a mirror! You quite quickly will learn how — Let go of your need to be perfect and please everyone all the time.
— Say “no” to requests for your skills, energy and time, and feel great doing so.
— Tell others what you want from them, and receive it, without appearing selfish.
— Express anger without blowing up and harming your valued relationships
— Disarm those who wrongly or irrationally criticize or attack you.
— Be both honest with, and gracious toward, those who fail or disappoint you.
— Cease giving advice to others and feel good simply giving them information.
— Be genuinely helpful to addicted loved ones, rather than trying to rescue them.
— Stop attempting to protect those in grief and begin supporting them.
This remarkable book will liberate you for a richer more enjoyable life … and you still will be a nice person!