Do you have a sneaking suspicion that you’re not assertive enough? There may be some truth to your fear. If so, we’ll get to the bottom of it and help you develop assertiveness skills. Answer “agree” or “disagree” to these 6 statements to find out if you’re not assertive enough and if becoming more assertive could help you advance your career. 你會(huì)暗自懷疑自己不夠有主張強(qiáng)嗎?你的擔(dān)心也許是有道理的。我們來深入分析一下以幫助你培養(yǎng)主張。對(duì)下面的六個(gè)問題做出“同意”或“不同意”的回答，看看自己是否不夠有主張力，是不是更有主張會(huì)推進(jìn)你事業(yè)的發(fā)展。

1: I have a hard time disagreeing with people whose views I think are wrong.

對(duì)于認(rèn)為持錯(cuò)誤觀點(diǎn)的人難以表示不認(rèn)同

2: It is difficult for me to say no and I often end up taking on tasks that I don’t want.

對(duì)我來說，說“不”是一件困難的事。往往最終我挑起的是不想做的任務(wù)

3: Because I am nervous about appearing aggressive I may be too passive in my interactions.

因?yàn)槲覔?dān)心自己會(huì)表現(xiàn)出“好斗”，所以在交往中，我可能會(huì)過于被動(dòng)

4: Delegating is not my strong suit, and I frequently do more than my share of the work.

委派不是我的“強(qiáng)項(xiàng)”，因此我常常分擔(dān)更多的工作

5: It is tough for me to speak up and share my opinions, especially if they are somewhat controversial.

要我直抒胸臆很難，尤其遇到那些有爭(zhēng)議的事

6: I know I need to promote myself more at work but I dislike marketing myself.

我知道我需要在工作中更多地推銷自己，但是我不喜歡對(duì)自己“營銷”

If you answered “agree” to three or more of these questions or if any of these topics hold you back from career success you are probably not assertive enough. Let’s examine these items and discuss specific steps you can take to improve each of them. 在以上問題中如果你的“同意”回答數(shù)在三個(gè)或三個(gè)以上，或者任何這些主題阻礙了你的事業(yè)成功，那么大概你就不夠有主張。讓我們來仔細(xì)看看，討論一下在每個(gè)方面的具體改善步驟。