So I like your example. I'm NOT a hard a$$, so I really appreciate your viewpoint. THAT would be a huge 180 for me.
View it as being assertive, confident and taking care of business. I agree this would be a great 180 for you and it is attractive. You can handle it.
M22,H45,W45 S21/18D12 Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties and at the same time confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.