There's a reason the same people keep ending up in situations where they gave too much, paid too much, or did too much — and walked away with nothing.
It's not bad luck. It's a skill gap.
The people taking advantage of you aren't smarter. They just understand something about human behavior that you haven't been taught yet — how to frame a request, when to pause, and exactly which words make it almost impossible to say no.
Once you see the mechanics behind it, you can't unsee them. And nobody runs that play on you twice.
"I genuinely cannot look at people the same way anymore. This book paid for itself ten times over." — Jennifer S, USA
