How to Gain More Respect as a Friendly Person - With Many Concrete Behavioral Tips and Self-Tests. How do you learn to say no sometimes? How do you manage to avoid always putting others' wishes before your own? How do you use friendliness in moderation? In a world that isn't always benevolent, excessive friendliness is sometimes taken advantage of. However, you can learn to assert yourself as a kind person. For all those who quickly build trust, who are modest, and who don't push themselves forward, François Lelord shows ways to be happier and more successful. With great empathy, he guides the helpful, sincere, and considerate people who have become dear to him over the years in his work as a psychotherapist on the path to more respect—without compromising their friendly nature. This charming book helps you understand your own personality and teaches an important skill: to be kind, but not too kind. Biography (François Lelord) François Lelord, born in Paris in 1953, studied medicine and psychology and became a psychiatrist. However, he closed his practice in 1996 to dedicate himself to answering life's truly big questions for himself and his readers. He travels extensively, particularly in Asia, and after a year in California, now lives in Paris and Hanoi, where he has been a psychiatrist at the French clinic since 2004. New product