BTW, you expressed a bit of victim mentality in your post.
Doesn’t mean anything negative but, no one like to be taken advantage of.
Set some well thought and clear boundaries that no one should ever think of crossing and then when tbey approach, you can let them know in whatever way is best for you “Don’t!”.
Whatever you do, say it in under 8 words. I didn’t make the rules and the engagement should end in under 7 seconds.
Good book is “The Magic of Thinking Big” Dr. David Schwartz.
Read it when I was 15 at the local library.
I took copius notes and followed it exactly.
Probably why I have more confidence than I deserve.
That and my Parents always instilled in me leadership qualities (handy when you live with 5 sibling competitors for 18 years).
And one of God’s best messsges ever:
Seek and ye shall find
Ask and it shall be given
Knock and the door shall be opened
Prayer in all endevours is the most powerful tool you can employ.
I won’t do anything important without thoughtful consideration and exacting prayer.
Thanks for your responses, I’ll have to check out those books.
Regarding the tone of my post, it’s tough to be positive when you’re an officer in an organization that’s being alinksy’ed by ‘friends’ of someone whom you threw out earlier in the year for bad behavior. Hope that made sense.
Anyway, thanks for the info, will investigate and learn.