Assertiveness Techniques Help Control The Urges Of Emotions

Author: M'Hamed Cherif

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During the development of the "Assertiveness Coffee Cards" we, at Cutesolutions, have thoroughly reviewed the literature on neuro-psychology to find out what recent discoveries say on assertiveness. Major strides have been made in unravelling the processes guiding our behaviour, in identifying the causes for a great number of cognitive disabilities and deepening understanding of the human traits. But, the brain is still far from giving away its secrets, though a lot has,, quality control, quality control, already been achieved in understanding the nuts and bolts of thinking and feeling. Progress has been made in understanding such typically human qualities such as humour and sarcasm. Undoubtedly, an individual' view is formed both by their genes and by how their brain has been moulded by experience. Some studies have, however, suggested predisposition for assertiveness. It is not science-fiction anymore to think that prospective parents will be able to design their children at the computer, scrolling through genetic menus to choose specific gene clusters for assertiveness and other, quality control, qualities. But, I doubt it if this is desirable for the human race. A better route is to learn to be assertive. Nevertheless, understanding the influence of our makeup on assertiveness is helpful and suggests practical ways, quality control, to learn the assertiveness skills.
Neural development is a staggering complex process, which scientists are only beginning to get the first clues about. It involves neural activity in, quality control, specific parts of the brain and a lot of traffic between various areas of the brain. The result of our neural connections and activity determines the extent of which we are assertive or not. A significant amount of neural activity takes place in the limbic system, without us being conscious, quality control, of it, quality control, . Sexual assertiveness is a well known case where men are thought to be more assertive than women because the centre of male-specific sexual behaviour receives signals from nuclei in the amygdala that are, quality control, concerned with producing assertive or aggressive behaviour. This is by no means exceptional. In fact, a significant amount of communication between humans is unconscious. Everything coming in through the senses goes first to the thalamus where it is sorted and shunted onward to appropriate processing areas, notably the amygdala - the brain's alarm system - for generation of emotional responses: disgust, fear, anger and parental love. So, it is a fact of life that your eye talk, gesture,, quality control, intonation and posture generate emotional responses of liking or disliking that affect the power of your assertive behaviour.
Fortunately, there is a two-way ebb and flow of traffic between this limbic system and the frontal lobes, where consciousness, morality, free will, responsibility and assertiveness are rooted literally in flesh. Just as emotions and feedback from our body affect our thoughts and behaviour, so the way we think and behave can affect our unconscious reactions. The frontal lobes are responsible for our conscious perception of emotion and our ability to attend and focus. Most important of all, they endow our experience with meaning and our being with a sense of purpose. So, the frontal lobes fee people from, quality control, the tyranny and urges of their emotions and bestow a quality we may refer to as free will, with which must come responsibility. Assertiveness has a lot to do with being centred and able to control emotions so as to be able to act in your own, quality control, best interest by expressing your thoughts and feelings directly and honestly without violating the rights of others. To achieve, quality control, such as a centred state of mind, one must me aware of own mind's constraints, prejudices, cognitive reflexes and misconstructions. That is why Cutesolutions has developed a class of techniques - The, quality control, You Class - to provide the learner with practical means to achieve state of mind where the expression of thoughts and feelings is facilitated.
For further information, please contact us at: Cutesolutions 30, rue Josse IMPENS 1030 Brussels - Belgium Tel +32-2-2155157 Fax +32-2-2156416 Ibl.belgiumtelenet.be http://www.cute4u.net
Under the leadership of Sarah CHERIF,, quality control, Cutesolutions, quality control, has been developing the "Coffee Cards" series of techniques for self-improvement and business management. The author holds a Ph.D from the Free, quality control, University of Brussels and has a long experience in communication, negotiation and project management. He is an ex-official of the World Bank and a consultant on developmental issues. He has worked extensively for the European Commission on the design and implementation of macroeconomic and sectoral programmes.

The Advantage to Buying Promotional Products Online

Author: Rick Sheldon

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Buying your promotional products and corporate apparel online provides five major advantages: a greater selection, better pricing, convenience, customer, quality control, service, and faster ordering time.
Manufacturers often display their entire line of products on the internet, providing you with a greater selection of products. With all of these manufacturers online,, quality control, you gain the opportunity to compare pricing and quality in a simple and accessible online format, instead of wasting time flipping through endless catalogs that crowd your workspace.
Better pricing is readily available online, but you have to search for it. Type any promotional product related keywords into your favorite search engine and sift through the results until you find a company with discount pricing. Another great trick is to choose an item and have a few companies give you a quote with the price of freight included. This will get you a number much closer, quality control, to the total cost.
How do these online companies afford to sell the exact same product for less than other distributors? Traditionally, promotional items are sold by a distributor who has outside sales, quality control, people that will go to your place of business, show you samples, and walk you through the process of placing an order. These outside sales people are the primary expense of an off-line distributor. This expense is then factored into the price of the promotional item, thus raising your total cost. When purchasing discount promotional products online, you can eliminate this huge cost and save considerable amounts of money.
Convenience, quality control, comes with, quality control, the capability of placing your entire order online. All successful online companies offer this service with encrypted order forms to secure your purchasing information. It is always a necessary hassle to send the artwork to your promotional products, quality control, company, quality control, . This is made easy with the online form. With online ordering you gain the convenience of placing your order anytime, twenty-four hours a day.
A few of these online companies also provide customer service departments with long hours. They are set up primarily to take your calls, handle rush orders, and to answer your questions promptly. If you prefer to communicate through e-mail, this is a great way to document your order from start to finish. You can e-mail a question to your distributor, leave for lunch, and have it answered by the time you return.
A faster ordering time is the fifth major, quality control, result of the online purchase. I have personally visited hundreds of clients. This obviously requires an appointment, which naturally must fit into both parties' schedules. An off-line salesperson is forced to interpret your needs prior to your meeting. They bring what samples and catalogs they have on hand, but these may not meet your needs and thus your ordering time will be extended for a second meeting. If you have any questions about product availability, turn, quality control, around time, or any other factory sensitive inquiries, the, quality control, salesperson will have to return to his office in order to contact the factory, in order to answer your question. When you order from an online company, the customer service team is already, quality control, in their office, so they can contact the factory with your questions and call you back immediately.
I have given you five great reasons to buy promotional products online, but I must also remind you that there is always a trade-off. Online promotional products companies work very hard to cut all possible costs and to pass the savings on to you. You will find that this results in a charge for samples and pre-payment requirements. The charge for samples insures that the company will not give away products to non-customers, as this would considerably raise the real customers' costs. Paying in advance is very common among internet purchasing in general,, quality control, and necessary for almost every online company to insure payment. Pre-payment is nothing to worry about. You still have, quality control, the right to a quality product, and you gain an enormous savings.
One other tip, select an online company that has in-house embroidery or screen printing facilities. It has been my experience that these companies have much better control of expediting your orders, a stronger knowledge of branding, experience which allows them to better monitor quality control, and a great tendency to complete rush orders faster.
You will find that many more successful businesses are now placing their promotional product and corporate apparel needs in the hands of these qualified online distributors. The advantages are numerous; convenience, speed, selection, accountability, service, and above all, savings.
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Author:, quality control, Rick Sheldon has 18 years experience in the Promotional Products Industry and is currently CEO of Save on Promotional Products Inc. a Discount Online Promotional Products Company. He can be contacted at 1-800-826-8706; email: rick@saveonpromotionalproducts.com; or visit www.saveonpromotionalproducts, quality control, .com.

The Communication Hap

Author: Anonymous

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