Straight shooting advice?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="some">some</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="women">women</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>-<span word="shooting">shooting</span>) <span word="means">means</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forthright">forthright</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="place">place</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="straight">straight</span>-<span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rifle">rifle</span> <span word="shooter">shooter</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span>, <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="permitting">permitting</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shooter">shooter</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="adjustments">adjustments</span> <span word="accordingly">accordingly</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="Defer">Defer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>, <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hear">hear</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="career">career</span>-<span word="wise">wise</span>. <span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="frankly">frankly</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="coattails">coattails</span>. <span word="Hopefully">Hopefully</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span>.</p><p><span word="Hopefully">Hopefully</span>, <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="vein">vein</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="elders">elders</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p>
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