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	<title>Sameer Agarwal &#187; assertiveness</title>
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		<title>Why can&#8217;t you say it straight?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hell, rant again. Seems like I&#8217;m the most inspired to blog when I have a rant. Why on earth will I want to make a rant public? I guess it&#8217;s similar to just &#8220;talking it out&#8221;. So here goes. One thing that really pisses me off is when people can&#8217;t say it straight. I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hell, rant again. Seems like I&#8217;m the most inspired to blog when I have a rant. Why on earth will I want to make a rant public? I guess it&#8217;s similar to just &#8220;talking it out&#8221;. So here goes.</p>
<p>One thing that really pisses me off is when people can&#8217;t say it straight. I don&#8217;t seem to understand why this fear psychosis really spans everyone &#8211; across gender, ranks and culture! I guess there is one set of people who have the courage/assertiveness to say things the way they mean and the other much larger set who can&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Why can&#8217;t Yes or No be easier to say. Whoever believes in Ms Rand anyway! There is no black or white for them; it is all gray and as ambiguous as it gets. Some people survive on ambiguity for they feel it keeps their options open. Am I one of them? Very difficult for me to answer, but I sincerely hope that I&#8217;m not. May God always give me the courage to call a spade a spade. Amen!</p>
<p>Ok I&#8217;m feeling better now <img src='http://www.sameeragarwal.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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