The Four Paths of Assertiveness: Speaking Up, Jumping In, Embracing Compassion, and Accepting Life

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Scott Cooper Naoki Yoshinaga (Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki)

The Four Paths of Assertiveness

Speaking Up, Jumping In, Embracing Compassion, and Accepting Life

Scott Cooper, Naoki Yoshinaga (Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki)

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Johns Hopkins University Press
11 February 2025

The self, ego, identity, personality; Advice on careers & achieving success; Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem

An engaging guide for cultivating assertiveness to live a happier life.

Confidence and decisiveness are critical life skills that many people struggle to develop. For readers who want to take charge of their lives, The Four Paths of Assertiveness provides an indispensable guide to developing and practicing this crucial ability. Youth advocate Scott Cooper and psychologist Naoki Yoshinaga, PhD, identify four categories of assertiveness—social, behavioral, emotional, and mental—and explain how to hone these skills to live a happier life and develop healthier relationships.

Cooper and Yoshinaga expand the definition of assertiveness to include the core elements of speaking up, jumping in, embracing compassion, and accepting life. Speaking up is critical for standing up for ourselves. Jumping in helps us achieve our goals. Embracing compassion supports us in responding to the universal challenge of suffering, including our own. And accepting life means coping with ups and downs. Each chapter focuses on how to practically develop these four aspects of assertiveness and features tools for how to apply these strategies in everyday life.

Grounded in decades of happiness studies and current trends in behavioral psychology, this guide teaches readers how to live intentionally while staying true to themselves and strengthening their relationships.

By: Scott Cooper, Naoki Yoshinaga (Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki)
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781421451183
ISBN 10: 1421451182
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 11 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Scott Cooper is a national youth advocate and a former city youth commissioner and school board president in the state of California. He is the author of Speak Up and Get Along! and Sticks and Stones. Naoki Yoshinaga, PhD, is a researcher, a professor at the University of Miyazaki in Japan, and a practicing licensed psychologist.