Assertiveness Coach Gifts

'You've got to be more assertive. You can't just say 'Cock-a-doodle-maybe-do.'

'What else do you have going for you besides being aggressive?'

"And I'm not requesting a pay rise, I'm DEMANDING a pay rise..."

"Well, I admire your assertiveness, but you might want to work on your people skills!"

"Tonight! Author book signing." "Develop your inner raging bitch."

"Once upon a time, there was a princess who wasn't about to take anyone's sh*t."

"She can walk the walk, but can she talk the talk?"

Women's Martial Arts Center

"When troubles begin to take their toll, it’s nice to take a little stroll!"

"Can you give me a haircut that says, 'If you mess with my budget I'll rip out your soul, wring it like a dish towel, and drink it from a teacup'?"

"The whole time we were dating, he kept saying, 'You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

"I don't think you're taking this relationship seriously..."

"You need to stand up for yourself, or at least sit up straight."

"We only got up to three 'whys' and a 'what the hell'."

"Looking cool in a car takes practice."

Ego Increasing School

"Your answers sound rehearsed."

Always remember...you're the best you in the world.

'This resume is incredible. Would you be able to lie this well under pressure?'

Project Manager Showdown

'The answer is still no. I may look like a pushover, but I'm not.'

Interviews.

"Where would you say you are on the confidence/cockiness spectrum?"

"Well, I'm going to have to disagree with you because that's how I deal with my insecurities."

'I give the same advice to all new teachers. Pretend you know what you are doing.'

"No, I don't think our marriage would benefit from a mission statement."

'Great white shark! Where do they get that 'great' stuff? Know how hard that is to live up to?'

Man picking up an H for a lady who drops her Hs

He did special exercises to stay calm during his evaluation.

The great and near-great

"Science has proven that if you don't know what you're talking about, people will still take you seriously if you act like you do...Especially if you back it up by saying 'Science has proven' it."

"Well, I guess that old saying really is true: the squeaky wheel gets the grease!"

'And promise to love each other through constant drama, bad judgment, poor choices and self-delusion?'

'Actually, what makes you think I suffer from insufficiency syndrome?'

"I agreed to 'for better' and 'for worse,' but never to 'for mysterious' and 'withholding'."