Stand Your Ground

You can’t be everything to everyone. It’s wasteful and irrational to try. No matter who you are or what you do, there will always be those who take issue with you or your belief system. Don’t lose sleep over it – that’s life.

What does matter is how you react to it. Don’t back down from who you are to please others. It only takes a few instances of that to start a habit that can come back to haunt you. Embrace your truth and stand your ground. Don’t give ground to placate others. Don’t yield your position for the sake of diplomacy or conflict aversion. Don’t be an asshole and shove your opinions down other’s throats, but don’t be weak in allowing others to shove theirs down yours. Strength can be reserved and subtle. When the storm rises, stand your ground.