You know the other party’s cheap, but don’t make them feel bad about it. Emphasize a venture’s positive points and s/he will cough it up.
Are you being uptight? Probably. Take it easy with the self-scrutiny. People aren’t half as judgmental as you think.
Despite the undercurrent of competition, colleagues want to see the best candidate succeed. All you have to do is prove you’re that person.
Today you tip over the first in a long row of dominoes. There’s no going back, so make it look like it was your idea all along.
Colleagues think you’re making a mountain out of a molehill, but stick to what you know is right. Circumstances will eventually bear you out.
You don’t like half-measures, but that might be the best that you can expect from your present situation. In any case it’s better than nothing.
