Asserting Yourself: A Practical Guide For Positive Change, Updated Editionby Sharon Anthony Bower
'Asserting Yourself: A Practical Guide for Positive Change' is the ideal gift for anyone who lacks confidence. I read the book and greatly enjoyed it, but as I have charisma, potency and a well-developed sense of 'self', it was not immediately applicable to my situation. So I called my friend, Kevin Costner, and told him he should buy it. A month later he sent me this email:
'Frank, thanks for tipping me off. What a book! I only wish it had been around when I was in senior high. Being a slow learner, every day was toture. I was bullied, laughed at, locked in the toilet, glued to my chair, buried in the longjump pit and even mooned. And it was always by the same teacher. But since reading Sharon Anthony Bower's wonderful words, I can now assert myself. For instance, last week I went back to the bookshop and asked for a new copy because the one I'd been sold was stained. The woman behind the counter inspected the stains, looked at me and said, 'Hey, I know you. You're...'
'Frank, thanks for tipping me off. What a book! I only wish it had been around when I was in senior high. Being a slow learner, every day was toture. I was bullied, laughed at, locked in the toilet, glued to my chair, buried in the longjump pit and even mooned. And it was always by the same teacher. But since reading Sharon Anthony Bower's wonderful words, I can now assert myself. For instance, last week I went back to the bookshop and asked for a new copy because the one I'd been sold was stained. The woman behind the counter inspected the stains, looked at me and said, 'Hey, I know you. You're...'
Being recognized is every actor's burden so I simply smiled and said, 'Yes I am.'
So this woman pinched my cheeks and said, 'I thought so! You're that guy I went to high school with. The dumb kid who couldn't even read alphabet soup. Everyone! Look who it is... 'Cabbage' Costner.'
Laughing hysterically as she superglued the book to the top of my head, she then said, 'Now get out of here before I lock you in the toilet.'
Recalling Sharon Bower's advice about 'positive self-affirmation', I replied, 'Okay, but what about an autograph before I go?' So she signed her name in permanent marker on my forehead and I left four hours later when the store detective unlocked the toilet. Frank, you have no idea how good I feel about myself. I'll call you after the Golden Globe Awards. They've put me behind the giant pillar in the back row, but that's fine. At least I'm inside the theater this year.
Regards,
Kevin.'
Asserting Yourself: A Practical Guide for Positive Change' will give those 'jellyback muscles' a real workout.
Asserting Yourself: A Practical Guide for Positive Change' will give those 'jellyback muscles' a real workout.
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