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Do No Harm But Take No Shit
Some days, you need to push — do no harm but take no shit in the process.
Some people are bad at standing up for themselves.
They will back down either because they dislike confrontation, they don’t believe that their cause is worthy of fighting, they think they are unworthy, they just don’t know what to do and how to stand up for themselves — or and combination of some or all of the above.
Still, it’s important — particularly if you are doing something that goes against the grain or isn’t the “norm” — to be bold. Make choices. Be decisive. Do no harm but take no shit.
I used to suck at being decisive. Being indecisive was my hallmark trademark inaction. As such, I lived at one crossroads or another for years at a time.
But then, as I realized how conscious reality creation works, I got better at making choices and decisions. I was better at seeing what needed doing and did it more often. There are still times I fail at this — but for the most part, I have improved a lot.
Still, being assertive can take a toll. Particularly when you meet resistance.
Resistance comes in two forms. Within and without.
