Tidying up and DECISION-MAKING
I was never extremely untidy. But I was also never extremely tidy or obsessed with perfect cleaning. Till at this age (35...), my mother...
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Alessandra Patti
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
A few tips to focus and read a bit more!
Aren't books amazing? The way the feel when you touch them. How their title gives comfort when you are looking for an answer. I truly...
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Alessandra Patti
- Jan 1, 2019
- 2 min
A few tips to focus and read a bit more!
Aren't books amazing? The way the feel when you touch them. How their title gives comfort when you are looking for an answer. I truly...
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Alessandra Patti
- Dec 17, 2018
- 3 min
Did you know it? We cannot please everyone
If my mother heard me.... She always says: "It's true, Alessandra! It's not possible to make everyone happy! You are right! You should...
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Alessandra Patti
- Dec 11, 2018
- 2 min
The "not good enough" syndrome and how to solve it in a simple way
I have been living in Switzerland for what will soon be a decade. I have gone though coaching, I'm a coach myself, I got therapy in the...
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Alessandra Patti
- Dec 4, 2018
- 2 min
It's Christmas Time... Stress and New Year's Resolutions knock on your door.... How to stay
I know what you are thinking... "Ale. Assertiveness is your solution to all problems! It is way more complicated than that!" Yes... I...
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Alessandra Patti
- Nov 28, 2018
- 2 min
The New and the Old
Cakefriends bar in Zurich has closed. Only temporarily, but it has closed. Back in March. It was like a safety net in town, even though I...
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Alessandra Patti
- Nov 21, 2018
- 2 min
Is assertiveness a drug?
Since in my coaching exercises I talk more and more about assertiveness, a thought always comes to mind, that could be interesting to...
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Alessandra Patti
- Nov 8, 2018
- 3 min
Assertiveness challenge number 1 for me: speaking up to my mum
Assertiveness and speaking up are so present in my life, that I even dream of my workshops and seminars, especially the part when I say "...
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Alessandra Patti
- Oct 29, 2018
- 2 min
Teachers and Managers: 2 faces of a similar reality?
Yesterday I was reading again my favorite book, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, by Nathaniel Branden. In his chapter about self-esteem...
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Alessandra Patti
- Oct 5, 2018
- 2 min
Know when to stop (and you will know when to say No too)
Modern society pushes us to overperform, sometimes. And not only the society.. we do that too. We think we are invincible and that, even...
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Alessandra Patti
- Oct 3, 2018
- 2 min
What is coaching?
What is coaching? This fast-growing industry we all talk about. Sometimes people ask that, and do not know what coaching really is. I...
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Alessandra Patti
- Sep 4, 2018
- 2 min
When a "connection" helps you choose your right "NO"
Today I spent a lot of time doing something I love: connect to people. Even some that I do not know well. This is now professionally...
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Alessandra Patti
- Aug 29, 2018
- 2 min
Self-esteem from the outside
I am trying to solve a specific issue that still is not so clear to me. Self-esteem and self-assertiveness comes from within, and also...
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Alessandra Patti
- Jul 17, 2018
- 3 min
Is football a metaphor of life?
Every time I watch football (usually during the World Cup matches), I wonder a lot why people would get so desperate and emotional around...
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Alessandra Patti
- Jul 13, 2018
- 3 min
The concept of entitlement
Recently I have started a new book, and I am learning so much from it. It is called “The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem,” by Nathaniel...
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Gigi Dayan
- Jul 10, 2018
- 2 min
The "No" challenges of an enterpreneur
How funny. I am coaching people on how to protect themselves from overwhelming requests and how to create boundaries, and this is totally...
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Alessandra Patti
- Jul 1, 2018
- 3 min
How to relativize authority
Authority. A word with numerous nuances. According to my life companion Merriam Webster, authority is "A person with a high level of...
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Alessandra Patti
- Jun 29, 2018
- 2 min
Drop- down list: OTHER (I had wished I was an engineer)
I am sure you know how this feels. There is a page, related to a certain subscription or the industry you belong to. Even when you apply...
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Alessandra Patti
- Jun 25, 2018
- 3 min
Shall we fight or not sometimes?
While I'm preparing my program on assertiveness through coaching techniques, a thought comes to mind. Being assertive, in my way of...
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