Word on the street is that I need assertiveness training (and by "street" I mean the place where I work). It's gotten to the point where lovely little articles appear on my desk about how to ask to get your needs met in the work place. It's just that if I take even a few seconds to ask for something that I need to do my job I'm afraid that said person will turn to me in a rage and scream, "Why you gittin' all up in my grill?!!" Just like that.

Just for today, I can overcome my fears about being assertive.