Our life is such that every day we disagree with someone in judgments - with loved ones, with friends, with colleagues at work. We have to defend our opinion, starting with questions about which film to go to and ending - which project is more profitable. People who agree with everyone and often apologize for their words give the impression of being helpless and amorphous. Therefore, you must always be able to confidently defend your opinion, if the situation requires it.
Instructions
Step 1
Most often it happens that if your opinion differs from the opinion of the people around you, they will certainly begin to persuade you to their side with advice and warnings. If you "resist", then in their eyes you begin to look like a "white crow". Meanwhile, any opinion has the right to exist, especially if you are sure that it is fairly fair and true. The ability to defend your point of view is not given to every person, but psychologists have long proven that if an adult is trying with all his might for a month to instill in himself any quality or habit, in the end he succeeds. Therefore, you can learn to defend your opinion if you are not good at it right now.
Step 2
So, what can bring you victory in arguments or, in other words, in the ability to stand your ground? First, it is self-confidence and self-confidence, as well as a positive assessment of the surrounding situation. Do not treat the thoughts that are born in your head, critically, do not consider them erroneous in advance. Do not rush to agree with the opinion of others, even if they are older than you or higher in the ranks, because these people can be wrong. Perceive any discussion not as a humiliation of your thoughts and ideas, but as an opportunity to discuss them aloud, try by all means to convince the interlocutor that you are right. Moreover, you need to learn to convince not with shouts and emotional outbursts, but with reasonable arguments and confident reasoning. Never raise your voices, your tone should be even and your voice calm.
Step 3
Do not seek support from your colleagues or loved ones. You must be able to defend your point of view on your own. Do not be offended by misunderstanding, do not enter into opposition with disputants. If your attitude is confident, but at the same time friendly, the misunderstanding will go away by itself.
Step 4
If someone is trying to impose their opinion on you, remember that everyone has their own life, their own experience of trial and error, so someone else's judgments and advice may not only be not useful to you, but also harmful. Often they try to impose something on us simply out of envy and anger.
Step 5
There are ups and downs in the life of every person. Therefore, even if your first attempts to defend your opinion fail, do not despair, do not lose confidence in yourself. Everything comes with experience, the main thing is to strive for it. Set yourself up to have everything just the way you want it.
