How I did it: Admitting that I couldn't do this on my own and deciding to get help wasn't easy to do, but I'm so glad I did. I'm still I work in progress, but I stand up for myself a lot more nowadays. It really just takes a lot of practice. Once you make the conscious effort to start standing up for yourself, you'll find yourself doing it more and more. You may not do it every single time, but once you realize there's nothing to fear, and people respect you more instead of when you're just passive, it becomes much easier.

Sep 04, 2011, 10:54AM PDT | 1 comment | 8 cheers