2025/07/24 Putting your foot down and refusing to be coerced by someone who believes you havent got your priorities in order might be a catalyst for tension or confrontation but you know it needs to be done. You have a set agenda and see no reason to deviate from it, regardless of how strongly someone puts forth a case for you to do as youre told. There are ways of conveying sensitively and calmly how selfish someone is being by focusing on their needs and not your own.