Learn to say no when something or someone doesn’t jive with you. Be able to say no even if someone threatens the friendship or relationship or whatever because if they talk like that, they are manipulating you and its a strong indicator they have more power in the relatiinship which they are abusing to take advantage of you.

Speak up, make some noise. The squeaky wheel is always the one that gets the grease or at least whatever grease there is to be gotten.