If you’re cutting the cloth to fit the coat then make sure it’s a comfortable fit. You want something you can live with, not squeeze into.
You hate to backtrack; you’re strictly forward moving. However a second look at a situation leads to some new insights.
Even though stakes are high, you needn’t worry about getting everything right on the first try. You have plenty of time to work and rework what you do.
Make peace. Not only is it the right thing to do, but you don’t want a past grudge to derail future developments.
There’s no time like the present for putting insecurities out on the table. Nobody’s fooling anyone. If anything, you may find that you had more in common than you knew.
The trick to winning cooperation is to agree in part. This allows you to gently nudge people in the direction that you want them to go.
