THE BASIC TENETS OF AN 
                  ASSERTIVE PHILOSOPHY                  
                              


By standing up for our rights, we show respect 
for ourselves and achieve respect from other people.


By trying to govern our lives so as to never hurt 
anyone, we end up hurting ourselves and other people.


Sacrificing our rights usually results in destroying 
relationships or preventing others from forming.

 
Not letting others know how we feel and what 
we think is a form of selfishness.


Sacrificing our rights usually results in training 
other people to mistreat us.


We can decide what is important to us; we do 
not have to suffer from the "tyranny of the should 
and the should not."


We all have a natural right to courtesy and 
respect.


We all have a right to respect ourselves as 
long as we do not violate the rights of others.


When we are assertive, everyone involved 
usually benefits.