6. Assertive behaviour supports your own dignity, while aggressive behaviour demeans dignity of others.

7. Toxic people usually put others down when relating to them , with a look of distain, a sarcastic remark or direct verbal bullying.

8. You must have courage to be assertive.

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She pasted everything onto a large sheet of posterboard and began to FEEL herself living in cottage and working in little dress shop. She became completely enthralled with her project and tacked poster on wall of her bedroom right in front of bed, so that it was first thing she saw in morning and last thing at night.

She vividly SAW herself living her dream: she and children laughing and talking in cottage, arranging furniture and putting up curtains; she'd PICTURE her daughters at piano singing and playing; she would SEE her son sitting in little library with books and papers all around him; she would SEE herself walking around her shop as people came and went, buying her merchandise, paying her for it, and leaving happy.

Bottom line, folks, she really GOT INTO IT!!!!

Gradually, she began to understand that treasure map was but means of impressing upon her subconscious mind pattern from which to build conditions of success and harmony into her life.

And she did something else—something most of us fail to do—she began praising and thanking God that her dreams were ALREADY REALITY! Whoa!

Stop right there, you say—isn't this just living in some sort of fantasy world?

NO! Because that's how faith and prayer work! Otherwise, where would faith be? There would be no need for it. You have ABSOLUTELY GOT TO BELIEVE that your dreams have already been accomplished in spiritual dimension. Then HOLD ONTO THAT BELIEF like a guy who's just slipped over side of a cliff and has grabbed onto a tree root. Sure it's painful; sure it's scary; sure there's no VISIBLE help in sight. But would you rather opt for alternative? As long as you hold on, you still have hope!