Top 10 Reasons We Don’t Speak Up 1. I don’t want to offend people or hurt their feelings. 2. I don’t want to feel guilty afterwards. 3. I don’t want people to think I’m rude, mean, arrogant, pushy, or “an asshole.” 4. I don’t want people to say yes because I made them. 5. I don’t want people to get angry and retaliate (directly or later on). 6. I don’t want to make things worse. 7. I don’t want to get flustered, show strong emotion, start crying, or show they “got to me.” 8. I don’t want people to see me as needy, demanding, or “high maintenance.” 9. I don’t want people to judge me (for how
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