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Expectations and taking it personally..quick thoughts!
Usually, there are many participants for my monthly meetup. However, due to bad weather and holidays, at the last one, there was only 1,...
Alessandra Patti
Aug 23, 20191 min read
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My feelings on the day of my 10 years in Zurich
Today: 10 years in Zurich, Switzerland 🥰 I took a moment this morning to thank Zurich for all the good the city has done for me. For all...
Alessandra Patti
Aug 11, 20192 min read
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The gift/burden of adaptability
In my video tutorial here above, I talk about adaptability. Why did I choose this topic? It is an important topic around assertiveness,...
Alessandra Patti
Aug 6, 20191 min read
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There was a time, assertiveness was not my friend and how I overcame it
I want to share the story of how I was not able to say so many NO's before, and how this is something that happens.... more than you...
Alessandra Patti
Jul 16, 20193 min read
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A few tricks on how to handle assumptions and status
ABOUT THE WORLD OF ASSUMPTIONS If you are not that assertive, and would like to be more, you will inevitably hit that road. But what is...
Alessandra Patti
May 31, 20193 min read
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About time
It is an illusion to think we have all the time in the world. But it is also an illusion, saying that we don’t have time AT ALL. Time is...
Alessandra Patti
May 30, 20193 min read
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Here it comes again... our friend GUILT
I usually think I'm quite good at handling the feeling of guilt. I used to feel guilty 24/7 in the past, mainly when I lived in Palermo,...
Alessandra Patti
May 28, 20193 min read
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If you are a "juggler" - speak up
Jugglers are usually temperamental. They are not naturally temperamental (in certain cases too, but not necessarily), it’s just that they...
Alessandra Patti
May 3, 20193 min read
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Speaking at Action for Women last Thursday
I have been very proud to the invitation I received for speaking at Action for Women, last Thursday. This organization is kind of amazing...
Alessandra Patti
Mar 28, 20192 min read
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If you are a "juggler" - speak up
Jugglers are usually temperamental. They are not naturally temperamental (in certain cases too, but not necessarily), it’s just that they...
Alessandra Patti
Mar 3, 20193 min read
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Do I fit or don't I fit: here is the question
I go to the swimming pool every week here in Zurich. You need a card to get in, which is made of plastic and has a kind of little pocket...
Alessandra Patti
Feb 20, 20192 min read
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Saying NO for female enterpreneurs in Zurich
Last Friday I was invited to speak at the Birdhaus coworking space in Zurich about the chapter in my book, "Activate Your Life", which...
Alessandra Patti
Feb 19, 20192 min read
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Do I fit or don't I fit: here is the question
I go to the swimming pool every week here in Zurich. You need a card to get in, which is made of plastic and has a kind of little pocket...
Alessandra Patti
Feb 2, 20192 min read
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No longer in prison
When we say NO to something or someone, if we are not assertive by personality or if we are not so sure whether we made a good decision...
Alessandra Patti
Jan 29, 20192 min read
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Feeding the two animals in you.. Do not live one-sided!
Working with clients and looking back at myself in the past, and also considering the society we live in (modern and busy world, and in...
Alessandra Patti
Jan 19, 20193 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Jan 14, 20192 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Dec 17, 20183 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Dec 13, 20182 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Dec 11, 20182 min read
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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...
Alessandra Patti
Dec 4, 20182 min read
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