Original Advice
“DO: Appreciate initiative; say thank you out loud.”
Gratitude Is Not Neediness
Here’s the cut: you call other people needy while secretly starving for recognition. You worship the first move and forget the second. Someone steps up; you sprint past it like it’s air. You label it independence. It’s pride. You want momentum without maintenance. The people around you take initiative; you go silent. Then they ask, and you sneer. Stop pretending. Say thank you out loud, immediately.
Gratitude is lighter fluid for your fire. A clean thank you names the win, ends the guessing, kills the feedback hunger that turns into cling. Clarity lowers chatter. One crisp acknowledgment prevents five check-ins. It protects your time and their dignity. You don’t owe speeches; you owe signal. Action loves oxygen. Give it fast, out loud, in public. Watch initiative breed itself and neediness evaporate.
Cosmic Context
Mars rules you. Cardinal fire starts things; your voice keeps them alive.
Action
──────Say thank you, clearly, to the next person who tries.
✨ You are allowed to say thank you without surrendering control. ✨