STOP COMPLAINING: Tip 3/7- BE ASSERTIVE.

Tip 3 of 7 on how to STOP COMPLAINING, is to be more ASSERTIVE.

OK.. to understand how this is related to giving up the bad habit of complaining, first look at the definition of ASSERTIVENESS:

Assertiveness is the ability to honestly express your opinions, feelings, attitudes, and rights, without undue anxiety, in a way that doesn't infringe on the rights of others.

Contrast this with the definition of COMPLAIN (via the Urban Dictionary, as it is closer to our intent than Webster's definition):

To express your feelings about a situation in
an annoying manner all the time.

Both actions involve expressing your feelings, yet we want to express assertively vs agressively. In other words, choose your words wisely, pay attention to HOW you voice your feelings, and how you present (ie body language).  But most of all, know that you have the right as a person to express yourself.