Beautifully expressed, Coach. However, I'd offer the caveat that a person can only stand up for himself/herself, etc, AFTER working on himself to recognize what he doesn't love about himself (and how that has impinged on ALL his relationships), how he can become a person he'd respect, what his core values are, what issues he hasn't yet dealt with from childhood, etc. After all, a person can only set boundaries once he breaks free from what has (up to this point) been binding him.
