Stand up for yourself!

Name: Stand up for yourself!
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Find your own way – and be connected!

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Created byBertold Ulsamer

Last updated 4/2020

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What you'll learn

You will find more access to your power
You gain the courage to stand up for yourself
You become aware which thoughts weaken or strengthen you
You understand which influence the family background may have

Course content

3 sections • 18 lectures • 1h 43m total length

Introduction0:58
Stand up for yourself by setting boundaries, acting more independently, and demanding what you need, drawing on practical insights from a psychologist with decades of psychotherapy experience.
Inventory: Where are you personally?7:18
Inventory the life areas where you don’t stand up for yourself, such as with your husband, boss, or children. Breathe and observe judgments, then practice compassion toward yourself to change.
Analysis of a situation where you don't stand up for yourself8:31
Analyze a past moment you didn't stand up for yourself, identify the thoughts and circumstances, explore what you wanted, the barriers, and channel anger into constructive energy for future action.

Don’t wait till you explode2:26
Learn to assert yourself before anger builds, recognizing the risks of waiting too long to speak up and expressing needs at the right moment to avoid explosive, damaging outbursts.
Don’t wait till you implode2:26
Stand up for yourself by expressing anger before it implodes, instead of directing it inward; protect your wellbeing with dignity to avoid anxiety and depression.
An example of self-confidence: Before the coffee vending machine5:57
Practice calm assertiveness to set boundaries, say no when a colleague asks for 50 cents, and use humor to stay connected while protecting yourself.
How your thoughts weaken or strengthen you5:13
Explore how your thoughts weaken or strengthen you, identify catastrophic images that prevent you from standing up for yourself, and imagine long-term consequences to shift your mindset.
Find the rational thoughts!3:49
Find rational thoughts to replace weakening ones and empower yourself to say no; write concrete counter thoughts before situations, then learn from outcomes to stand up for yourself.
Practice: Changing decisions of the past10:20
Practice guides you to relax, visualize a past moment, and change a lifelong decision to stop standing up for yourself, embracing a grown-up choice to defend yourself.
Practice: Loyalty to the experiences of your family11:05
Explore how family loyalty shapes fear and the courage to stand up for yourself. Use an exercise to imagine a relative and affirm your right to stand up for yourself.
Exercise: Do you say „yes“ or „no“ to you?3:06
Engage in a two-part mirror exercise to explore self-talk, saying no to yourself and then yes, feel the sensations, and breathe through the process to build self-awareness.
Practice: Pendulation between “yes” and “no“8:05
Practice pendulation between yes and no by relaxing, tallying yes and no, using a mirror, guiding attention to left and right sides, breathing, imagining color, uniting yes and no.
Practice: Between power and powerlessness9:17
Move between power and powerlessness using two spots to reshape posture, breath, and body awareness toward confident self-advocacy.

Practice: Your optimal past9:53
Imagine an optimal past where you learn to stand up for yourself, guided by breath and visualization. Feel empowered as you rehearse encouraging memories, birthright, posture, and confident body alignment.
Recommendations2:50
Practice saying no and build your capacity to stand for yourself by reflecting on what happened, being patient, and gradually improving after each situation.
More recommendations2:18
Empower yourself with the A.P. method, reason independently, cultivate curiosity to change your life, and promote your causes through group learning with family connections.
Surprise video "I cannot harm someone"4:35
Discover how to stand up for yourself and defend others with strength, using your spikes to protect, not harm, and gain confidence from the wise dog's guidance.
Gift video: Where does excessive anger come from?5:04
Explore where excessive anger stems from by tracing childhood and family influences and past experiences, and learn to separate past from present with awareness for grown up reactions.

Requirements

Curiosity to take a new perspective on oneself
The willingness to explore and accept oneself more deeply

Description

Self-confidence can be trained! Everyone can learn step by step to stand up for their own wishes and goals. You can learn to demand the essentials and to say no if necessary.

Don't wait until you explode! Self-confidence does not require aggressive behavior. And you don't need to flee from people or situations because you feel powerless. You won’t become a selfish egoist who is difficult to be with. Quite the opposite! You won't let others take advantage of you and you can have rewarding relationships with people.

You have the ability to act and react with self-assurance.

This course accompanies you on your way. Various effective exercises from hypnotherapy and NLP will help you to get more in touch with your own power. This allows you to show more of who you really are and how you really feel - without hiding and pretending any longer.

There are thoughts which weaken or strengthen you. You become aware of them. Then you will develop thoughts which support you in the future. There is more beyond thinking that you will explore. Family background also often influences the self-assurance

40 years ago my first seminars were about self-confidence. In the meantime I have learned a lot more. In this course you can benefit from my insights and experiences.

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Who this course is for:

People who feel that they cannot assert themselves against others

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 17min

The personal work10 lectures • 1hr 2min

Ending5 lectures • 25min

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