The Dictionary of Magic Words
An Assertiveness Manual
By Billy E. Pennal, Ph.D.
If you are ruled by guilt--afraid to
stand up for yourself...
If
you feel pressed, stressed, and put-upon--If you feel used by salesmen,
coworkers, friends, your spouse, your mother-in-law...If you spend all your
spare time doing jobs other people foist on you...If you have a chronic case of
the "shoulds"--You need to learn how to say "NO"...and lots
more besides. This book of Magic Words will show you how.
This
is a book on assertiveness. It tells you about three kinds of Magic Words:
The Good Words--Use these to put YOU in control of your life.
The Bad Words--Avoid these to stop being used and manipulated by
other people.
The Philosophical Words--Believe these to form the basis of good feelings
about yourself and your relations with others.
Contents
|
The Good
Words: Yep Nope Beats Me Willing So? Hey Good Word Overview |
The Bad
Words: Should Because Can't Have To Advice Bad Word Overview |
The
Philosophical Words: I Belong To Me I Matter Too I'm Responsible For Me Selfishness Who Are You To Judge Me? For The Faint Of Heart Finale |
Ordering Information
Published
1990 by Aardvark Publishers, ISBN 1-877729-02-7, 158 pages, $12.95. Presently
out of print but copies can be obtained directly from the author. To order,
send $12.95 to Billy E. Pennal, Ph.D.;
Sorry,
no C.O.D.'s or credit card orders. No shipment outside the
All
orders with an Email address will be acknowledged with shipping date via Email.
The Author
Dr.
Pennal is a clinical psychologist who has been in private practice for eighteen
years and is now retired. He firmly believes poor self-concept and lack of
assertiveness skills are at the root of many people's problems. Here he
presents ideas--the "Magic Words"--that he has taught to hundreds of
his patients
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