I need to listen to my own advice...

"Treat others how you would like to be treated" -I follow this one...Now this following one is something I need to start doing...

"Now if they don't treat you how you would like to be treated...feed them what they dish out"

In high school, I used to let people walk all over me. I would keep my opinions to myself and just be like whatever.

Although that has gotten better over the years...I am not so closed on my opinions, I still find myself being walked all over and taken advantage of. I need to stand up for myself and be more assertive. Assertiveness is a quality that I lack, I find it to be one of my weaknesses. I tell myself now that if I want to be more confident with myself and the decisions and the actions I take, I need to turn this weakness and make it my strength.

I think I am just hitting that point in my life where I need to get things figured out, at least to make sure I am sending myself on the right path to having self esteem, confidence...pretty much self actualization. Oh Maslow...you are so right!