Brian, you HAVE to factor in LOSS in the equation. Mutual
agreements rarely are (mutual, that is, or agreements, really)
You have to find a way to be able to say, "It's okay' - and MEAN
it - for EVERY possible outcome when you are dealing with money
and people. You have to plan for every contingincy. if you were
at war, you wouldn't have a plan of action without also having
various exit strate...gies - WHAT IF? scenerios planned out well
in advance. Old BASIC programming years ago trained me for this:
IF this happens THEN do this ELSE IF that happens THEN do the
other thing. etc... And hurt feelings are one of the possible
outcomes that need a strategy for dealing with. If it's your
feelings that are hurt, then that's something you'll have to
figure out how to handle where you end up with the feelings that
you want - happy feelings I assume -... "
