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Cakefriends bar in Zurich has closed. Only temporarily, but it has closed. Back in March. It was like a safety net in town, even though I...
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Alessandra Patti
Nov 21, 20182 min read
Is assertiveness a drug?
Since in my coaching exercises I talk more and more about assertiveness, a thought always comes to mind, that could be interesting to...
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Alessandra Patti
Nov 8, 20183 min read
Assertiveness challenge number 1 for me: speaking up to my mum
Assertiveness and speaking up are so present in my life, that I even dream of my workshops and seminars, especially the part when I say "...
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Alessandra Patti
Oct 29, 20182 min read
Teachers and Managers: 2 faces of a similar reality?
Yesterday I was reading again my favorite book, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, by Nathaniel Branden. In his chapter about self-esteem...
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Alessandra Patti
Oct 5, 20182 min read
Know when to stop (and you will know when to say No too)
Modern society pushes us to overperform, sometimes. And not only the society.. we do that too. We think we are invincible and that, even...
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Alessandra Patti
Oct 3, 20182 min read
What is coaching?
What is coaching? This fast-growing industry we all talk about. Sometimes people ask that, and do not know what coaching really is. I...
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Alessandra Patti
Sep 4, 20182 min read
When a "connection" helps you choose your right "NO"
Today I spent a lot of time doing something I love: connect to people. Even some that I do not know well. This is now professionally...
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Alessandra Patti
Aug 29, 20182 min read
Self-esteem from the outside
I am trying to solve a specific issue that still is not so clear to me. Self-esteem and self-assertiveness comes from within, and also...
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Alessandra Patti
Jul 17, 20183 min read
Is football a metaphor of life?
Every time I watch football (usually during the World Cup matches), I wonder a lot why people would get so desperate and emotional around...
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Alessandra Patti
Jul 13, 20183 min read
The concept of entitlement
Recently I have started a new book, and I am learning so much from it. It is called “The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem,” by Nathaniel...
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Gigi Dayan
Jul 10, 20182 min read
The "No" challenges of an enterpreneur
How funny. I am coaching people on how to protect themselves from overwhelming requests and how to create boundaries, and this is totally...
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Alessandra Patti
Jul 1, 20183 min read
How to relativize authority
Authority. A word with numerous nuances. According to my life companion Merriam Webster, authority is "A person with a high level of...
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Alessandra Patti
Jun 29, 20182 min read
Drop- down list: OTHER (I had wished I was an engineer)
I am sure you know how this feels. There is a page, related to a certain subscription or the industry you belong to. Even when you apply...
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Alessandra Patti
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Shall we fight or not sometimes?
While I'm preparing my program on assertiveness through coaching techniques, a thought comes to mind. Being assertive, in my way of...
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Alessandra Patti
Jun 22, 20183 min read
The magic in making mistakes
I decided to spend the long weekend in Italy this time. I went to see a friend in Milan and then I had to take a train to go to Padova,...
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Alessandra Patti
Jun 15, 20182 min read
Waiting or talking?
From my experience in the corporate world, sometimes one is confronted with a dilemma: shall I wait or shall I talk? This dilemma can be...
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Alessandra Patti
Apr 26, 20181 min read
The real good manager
A good manager is not afraid of having his/her hands "dirty". He/She can do his/her employees' job without feeling less. A department...
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Alessandra Patti
Apr 24, 20182 min read
Being in touch is special
This morning I was thinking about my teenager years and then about the times there was no smartphone and constant Internet access....
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Alessandra Patti
Apr 16, 20182 min read
Feeling like a criminal. Has that happened to you?
I keep reading posts from coaches I love, about how not to take things personally. Even though I am absolutely aware that, by analyzing...
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Alessandra Patti
Apr 7, 20182 min read
A passionate innocence and their purpose
Yesterday I was thinking of how right my mother is when she says “I wish I was 20 all over again”. When I was 15, I couldn’t understand...
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