Plant your feet and ask for what is rightfully yours. Work matters become crystal clear when you realize that the only way to get your just reward is to demand it. Ever heard the saying, “You get the government you deserve”? Well, you deserve a lot better than the treatment you’ve been currently getting. Go about it in a calm fashion, however. Draw up your achievements and accomplishments and present them with your demands. The rest will fall into place from there.

Oh my! You’ve been waiting for a message from this person, and alas! It’s finally happened! Don’t fire off a response right away. Give it time to breathe. Think and rethink your words. Now’s a bad time to misconstrue or misrepresent your intentions.

You need to make the first move, whatever that may be. Things are kind of weird with you and your partner, but they’ll be easy to fix as long as you’re willing to take that risk.

Focus on your real problem. Don’t let minor irritations distract you. This is a big one, and it demands all the attention you can throw at it. Once your energy is funneled this way and that, you might as well throw in the towel.