
Stand Up for Yourself, Set Boundaries, & Stop Pleasing Others (If That’s Okay with You…)
Be Confident and Fearless, Book 9
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Russell Newton
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Patrick King
About this listen
Expressing what you want isn’t selfish, it’s prioritizing yourself. Do you have that habit?
You don’t have to be “nice” to everyone if it means being mean to yourself. Learn to prioritize yourself, and finally do only what you want to do.
The need to please is powerful, but it causes anxiety, stress, and resentment. Time to change your patterns.
Stand Up for Yourself is direct and no-nonsense. That’s because the way you prioritize others and let them stomp all over your boundaries isn’t working, so you need a change. This book teaches you how to reverse these mini-decisions, and internalize the belief that you are worth it, you are valuable, and you deserve it. Because you are, and you do.
Understand the psychology of people pleasing and how to stop it with actionable techniques.
Patrick King is an internationally best-selling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real-life experience.
Reprogram your beliefs, and learn how to set boundaries that others can’t ignore.
- Understand the psychology of letting others walk all over you, and why it makes perfect logical sense
- How to break the fear of being yourself by being more generous and accepting
- Knowing your self-narratives and changing them with swift action
- The real psychology behind conflict and why it can appear so scary
- A multitude of actionable and realistic ways to say no to anyone
- How to chart the progress of your journey to loving yourself more fully
- Ditch being a doormat and become assertive
Find your voice, stand up for yourself, and put yourself first. It’s your life, so live it for yourself!
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- Speak Up. Set Boundaries. Say No. Take Back Control. Get What You Want.
- By: Patrick King
- Narrated by: Russell Newton
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
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The Art of Everyday Assertiveness is a guide for the chronically “nice”, “overwhelmed”, and “accommodating”. It is a deep psychological dive into the beliefs that makes us lack assertiveness and describes how to systematically combat and replace compulsions with healthy mindsets. This is an audiobook that stands apart from others because of the plethora of real-life examples and solutions.
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A must read if you lack assertiveness
- By Henry Reimert on 03-27-19
By: Patrick King
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Stop People Pleasing
- And Find Your Power
- By: Hailey Magee
- Narrated by: Hailey Magee
- Length: 11 hrs
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For most of Hailey Magee’s life, people-pleasing came so naturally to her that she didn’t even have a word for it. When somebody wanted something from her—even a stranger—she gave it, no matter how uncomfortable, exhausted, or resentful she felt inside. People-pleasing, she learned, was a coping mechanism that had kept her physically and emotionally safe in the past, but wreaked havoc on her life in the present—and she was committed to breaking the pattern once and for all.
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Insightful and Incredibly Relatable
- By Floyd M. Cabanada on 05-25-24
By: Hailey Magee
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Improve Your Conversations
- Think on Your Feet, Witty Banter, and Always Know What to Say with Improv Comedy Techniques
- By: Patrick King
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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Does your mind blank in conversation and create awkward silence? Do you run out of things to say and struggle to keep dialogue flowing? (A) Conversation isn't scripted, (B) it's 100% unpredictable, and (C) it can be terrifying at times. How do you prepare for such a thing? By learning how to apply improv comedy techniques to roll with any punch and improve your conversations and social interactions.
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should be required reading or listening
- By Jeff on 05-30-17
By: Patrick King
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Stop Overthinking
- 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present (Mental and Emotional Abundance, Book 6)
- By: Nick Trenton
- Narrated by: Russell Newton
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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Break free of your self-imposed mental prison. Stop Overthinking is a book that understands what you’ve been through, the exhausting situation you’ve put yourself into, and how you lose your mind in the trap of anxiety and stress. Acclaimed author Nick Trenton will walk you through the obstacles, with detailed and proven techniques, to help you rewire your brain, control your thoughts, and change your mental habits.
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Useful tips/reminders for self-transformation
- By Hazard on 06-20-21
By: Nick Trenton
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How to Listen, Hear, and Validate
- Break Through Invisible Barriers and Transform Your Relationships (How to be More Likable and Charismatic, Book 11)
- By: Patrick King
- Narrated by: Russell Newton
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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How to Listen, Hear, and Validate is all about our top communication struggle - our tendency to react instead of respond, and forget that our goal is to build bridges rather than walls. You’ll learn what you’ve been doing wrong, and why your efforts at getting closer to people - in deep or light manners - have failed. You’ll learn actionable techniques and frameworks to have the most productive conversations of your life - ones that will walk away with people praising how empathetic you are.
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Plagiarized
- By Exactly My Point on 12-07-21
By: Patrick King
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Stop People Pleasing & Be Unapologetic
- Just Say No, Kick That Guilt to the Curb, Stop Being a Pushover & Don't Care About What Others Think
- By: Savera Anbereen
- Narrated by: Claire Kander
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
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It’s never fun spending your time drowning in the shadows of others because you don’t have the heart to say no. Many people walk through their life with muffled voices and compromised needs because they give too much of themselves away to others. They sacrifice their personal freedom for a measly sense of approval, all an attempt to remain in good graces and evade conflict.
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Very helpful!
- By taylor on 03-16-25
By: Savera Anbereen
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The Highly Sensitive Person in Love
- Understanding and Managing Relationships When the World Overwhelms You
- By: Elaine N. Aron PhD
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
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Statistics show that 50 percent of what determines divorce is genetic temperament. And, if you are one of the 20 percent of people who are born highly sensitive, the risk of an unhappy relationship is especially high. Your finely tuned nervous system, which picks up on subtleties and reflects deeply, would be a romantic asset if both you and your partner understood you better. But without that understanding, your sensitivity is likely to be making your close relationships painful and complicated.
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Exceptional!
- By Tim on 07-08-17
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Improve Your Conversations: Think on Your Feet, Witty Banter, and Always Know What to Say with Improv Comedy Techniques (2nd Edition)
- How to Be More Likable and Charismatic, Book 10
- By: Patrick King
- Narrated by: Russell Newton
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
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Improv(e) Your Conversations teaches the ingenious rules of improv comedy that allow performers to turn boring prompts into memorable interactions worthy of standing ovations. This means there are real frameworks and templates to escape interview mode small talk – and start connecting and building rapport from the moment you say “Hello”. This book goes through over 15 of the most helpful and insightful improv comedy techniques with countless real-life examples to make you a great talker.
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it's okay
- By zak frisch on 11-28-22
By: Patrick King
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How to Listen with Intention: The Foundation of True Connection, Communication, and Relationships
- How to be More Likable and Charismatic, Book 7
- By: Patrick King
- Narrated by: Russell Newton
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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Learn to connect, create rapport, develop trust, and build deep relationships. How to go from stranger to cherished friend in record time. How to Listen with Intention is ultimately an audiobook about relationships. Increase your emotional intelligence and people analyzing skills. Understand people two levels beneath their actual words. If you want to improve the quality of your relationships, understand conflict resolution, hear people’s deepest desires, and jump into people’s inner circles, this is the audiobook for you.
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Skipping parts of the book
- By Amazon Customer on 04-29-21
By: Patrick King
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Beyond Thoughts
- An Exploration of Who We Are Beyond Our Minds (Beyond Suffering, Book 2)
- By: Joseph Nguyen
- Narrated by: Joseph Nguyen
- Length: 35 mins
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Beyond Thoughts is a poetry collection that explores the root cause of anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, negative thinking, and emotional suffering to help you heal. This book will take you on a beautiful journey of self-discovery, self-love, happiness, hope, and deep healing to help you find inner peace in a simple yet profound way.
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emotional and comforting
- By Charmaine Aldrich on 04-30-24
By: Joseph Nguyen
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Read People like a Book: How to Analyze, Understand, and Predict People’s Emotions, Thoughts, Intentions, and Behaviors
- How to Be More Likable and Charismatic, Book 9
- By: Patrick King
- Narrated by: Russell Newton
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
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Read People like a Book isn’t a normal book on body language or facial expressions. Yes, it includes all of those things, as well as new techniques on how to truly detect lies in your everyday life, but this book is more about understanding human psychology and nature. We are who we are because of our experiences and pasts, and this guides our habits and behaviors more than anything else. Parts of this book are like the most interesting and applicable psychology textbook you’ve ever used. Take a look inside yourself and others!
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Boring and Obvious
- By Frenchie Mom on 03-15-22
By: Patrick King
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- Joyce
- 03-28-25
Stand Up For Yourself
Great narrator. Gave lots of good insight. Give It A try. Overall good. Enjoy Joyce S.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-12-24
Thoroughly enjoyed
Enjoyed. Very good book to have in your arsenal. Good reminders and good voice over. Would recommend to any people pleaser
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- Ray razavi
- 01-28-23
One of the best books
Excellent and profound! Highly recommend!! The reading voice is soothing and explains perfectly the subject.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-12-24
Needed this for sure
I loved it so much in Audible that I bought the hard cover so I can go through and highlight and reread areas that I still need to work on
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- Dawn A.
- 09-19-24
Good quick read checking all the boxes
A great book for a quick reminder of self-worth. Checks all the boxes for journaling, meditation, and self affirmations.
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- Tristan
- 02-01-23
Wow
I really needed to hear this. Sometimes the narrator was a little too monotone so my mind would wander. But the overall experience of this book was great. It was exactly what I needed.
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- vicky
- 03-17-23
A better title would be: BE Selfish or I am #1
I was curious about this book because I honestly believe that there are no such people. So, I listened to this book up to chapter 14. In today's world, as it is, NO ONE pleases people. Maybe, someone who wants to "climb the ladder" or has an ulterior motive. The basic gist that I perceive from the chapters, overall, is to become selfish, be #1, 2 & 3 in your life, and just go about your business favoring yourself ONLY. In reality, no one is going to continuously and forever really and authentically care for you. Everyone is out for themselves and we use each other in one form or another. This is the reality of life. So, people pleasers are next to nothing in this world today.
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- Vjai
- 10-23-22
Lecturing, minimal tools
I enjoy Patrick King's approach to most self help books, and I do like this one I'm more than half way through though and I already am aware of many of these common sense rules of living and simple people skills, but sadly there aren't many tools offered and also after purchasing several of Patrick's books it's frustrating that they do NOT include a PDF Version. As a Teacher and Spiritual Advisor I'd appreciate the visual, and also the option to have some notes. You're great Patrick how's about a PDF File and perhaps you could work on some sort of study guide/ workbook. Many people need recovery in these areas and more applicable ways to ivercome many of the issues and topics you discuss.
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