So we've talked quite a bit about the risks of being too nice.

So what are we to make of it all? Well, if we are not to be taken advantage of at work or in relationships, becoming more assertive will help.

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Last time we saw how the snake had made life difficult for itself by becoming too nice. This time I want to look at how people respond to too much niceness.

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The snake was vicious, snarling, and dangerous. He terrified the villagers, biting the children and scaring all the adults. But sometimes he felt lonely and craved companionship.

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Consider this...

If you were delivering life-saving mouth-to-mouth on someone in public, you'd be totally focussed.

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Do you remember my client John from a few podcasts back? Who couldn't bring himself to pursue his dream of opening a small hotel in Spain because of what people might think?

Listen on to find out what happened.

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People say "be yourself" don't they? But they never say how.

Firstly, remember it's human to mimic other humans...

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'We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do.'- Ethel Barrett

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The imagination is a wonderful thing. Except when it's not.

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Have you noticed that some people use disapproval as a weapon? 

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I've noticed that people who are overly concerned with approval assume that other people will think them 'a terrible person' or 'a loser' if they say or do something that isn't somehow right...

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