Assertiveness fundamentally is just clarity of thought. Everybody has experienced that at one point or another. Given enough experience or training, you can fa

Assertiveness fundamentally is just clarity of thought. Everybody has experienced that at one point or another. Given enough experience or training, you can fake it. But nothing beats the real thing. Achieve clarity of thought in whatever you do, and assertiveness and other positive traits will follow. Practicing assertiveness without achieving clarity of thought is just disaster delayed slightly thanks to technique.