Sometimes you just got to give yourself what you wish someone else would give you.
You can't change what you don't acknowledge.
Oh, everybody wears a mask. We all put our best foot forward. We all try and make a statement, I'm not saying that's bad.
In life you have three options with any situation that is a challenge. Remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it.
You either get it or you don't. Become one of those who get it.
Effective negotiators have a style that those whom they are trying to influence, relate to and admire.