People often are drawn to what-might-be rather than what is. Your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to sell them on the reality.
Shift your position vis-a-vis a hotly contested matter. The tide of opinion has changed and you don’t want to be caught in the crosscurrents.
You gain the upper hand in a feud, but where is it going? Perhaps the defining victory lies in putting an end to it.
It’s up to you to draw the line. You hate to say no, but you’ll regret it more if you say yes.
Instead of wasting time on a go-between try approaching an estranged party yourself. You’ll make a lot more headway.
You finally hear back about a salary figure or offer. It’s not as much as you hoped for but it’s better than you feared. Say yes.
