<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Confidence in an ask does not mean entitlement to... > Confidence in an ask does not mean entitlement to the answer. It means presenting the request with enough clarity that neither person has to decode apology, resentment, or concealed demand. **Source:** [[livestreams/Assertiveness for Introverts — The Power of Asking and Standing Up for Yourself - Workbook|Assertiveness for Introverts — The Power of Asking and Standing Up for Yourself]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Confidence in an ask does not mean entitlement to the answer. It means presenting the request with enough clarity that neither person has to decode apology, resentment, or concealed demand.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-confidence-ask-mean-resentment-concealed-demand ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->