| No. |
Aggressive |
Assertive |
| 1 |
Subjective character judgements "you are an idiot" |
Objective statements "I don't resonate with that belief" |
| 2 |
Yelling, dominating body language, invading space |
Spoken calmly, clearly and firmly |
| 3 |
Driven by an emotional response |
Driven by self awareness and intuition |
| 4 |
I believe there is one and only one truth and force my truth on others |
I have awareness that truth is a matter of perception but stand true in my own |
| 5 |
My ego drives my desire to be "right" |
I witness my ego in moments when I feel misunderstood |
| 6 |
I speak over another to get my point across and have no space to listen |
I allow a person to speak and take moments to digest their words before adding mine |
