A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
I have Hanuman's mantra on loop. I really don't watch as much t.v. as it would seem. I tend to be overly quiet until I'm comfortable. I work entirely too much. My family is my life and they are far far away. I would like to think I'm open and trusting, but I've turned into a "show me don't tell me" type. I wish I still had my business cards from my first Amazon position, brilliant title on the card "Lead Pick Up Associate". People often think I don't like them on first impression (I'm trying to change that since the old adage of "first impressions.. blah blah"