When I Say No, I Feel Guilty

Manuel J. Smith

Random House Publishing Group, Jan 12, 2011 - Self-Help - 352 pages

The best-seller that helps you say: "I just said 'no' and I don't feel guilty!"  Are you letting your kids get away with murder?  Are you allowing your mother-in-law to impose her will on you?  Are you embarrassed by praise or crushed by criticism?  Are you having trouble coping with people?  Learn the answers in When I Say No, I Feel Guilty,  the best-seller with revolutionary new techniques for getting your own way.

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User Review  - dbookbinder - LibraryThing

The book I most often take off my shelf and show to clients. Even if all you learn from it is the "Broken record" technique and accept that his "Assertiveness Bill of Rights" applies to you, it can change your life for the better.

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User Review  - patrickire - LibraryThing

I studied this work about 20 years ago and incorporated it's concepts into my life and dealings with people. It has been an enormous help. I have returned to my study notes on this book many times ...

Contents

• ONE: 1
• How learning to feel anxious ignorant and guilty as children: 15
• How we are manipulated into doing what others want: 28

About the author

Manuel J. Smith (1934–2007) was a psychologist and a pioneer in the life-changing assertiveness training movement. He was the author of a number of self-help books, including the bestseller When I Say No, I Feel Guilty, which became a standard text used in assertiveness training in schools and the workplace.

Bibliographic information

• Title: When I Say No, I Feel Guilty
• Author: Manuel J. Smith
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2011
• ISBN: 0307785440, 9780307785442
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: Self-Help / Communication & Social Skills; Self-Help / Motivational & Inspirational; Self-Help / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem