by Dick Sutphen
These rights allow for expression instead of repression. The
assertive individual grants them to all others while demanding them
for himself.
1. You have the right to do anything as long as you do not purposely
hurt someone else and you are willing to accept the consequences.
2. You have the right to maintain your self-respect by answering
honestly even it does hurt someone else (as long as you are being
assertive rather than aggressive.)
3. You have the right to be what you are without changing your ideas
or behavior to satisfy someone else.
4. You have the right to strive for self-actualization (to be all you
can be).
5. You have the right to use your own judgment as to the need
priorities of yourself and others, if you decide to accept any
responsibility for another's problem.
6. You have the right not to be subjected to negativity.
7. You have the right to offer no excuses or justification for your
decisions or behavior.