I also want to add if you play the "Yes - but" game, you won't achieve
your goals.  According to a psychologist Eric Berne back in the 1960s  -
he wrote 'Games People Play' - the person who says 'Yes, but..' to every
piece of advice can never move on because they are giving themselves
excuses not to act.  In other words it's a game designed to give
yourself permission to complain yet do nothing.

Kat


On Sun, 2004-09-12 at 15:37, Susan Moskowitz wrote:

> 3.  How have YOU handled situations when your assistants have stolen family
> belongings, not showed up for work etc.? If you have left it up to your
> parents to deal with these situations , then you have been reinforcing their
> perception that you can't take care of yourself. You need to learn to take
> charge of unpleasant situations if you want to convince other people that
> you can handle difficulties and make your own decisions about significant
> issues.
> Susan