It’s not a crime to hope for the best. The crime would be in never having hoped at all.
It’s understandable to be nervous about moving in a new life direction, but you’ve done this before – and with great success. It’s practically old hat.
You keep going back to the big picture when colleagues are trying to get you to concentrate on just a small corner of it. It can’t hurt to humor them for now.
Why apologize if you don’t feel like you did anything wrong? You may alienate some people, but in the end you have to follow your conscience.
You’re in the weaker position. While you’ve no choice but to follow the other party’s lead, make it look like you’re on equal footing.
Don’t be so quick to act on a tip. Do a little digging. You’ll soon discover there’s more to this than you thought.
