Do your friends rely on you to keep the peace? Do you see things from all sides and encourage everyone to talk things through before making a decision? Sounds like someone's a natural born diplomat, just like Queen Elizabeth I of England. For 45 years, from 1558-1603, Elizabeth (a.k.a. Good Queen Bess) worked to bring together her divided realm. Much to the chagrin of her ministers, Elizabeth never married but she did use her many proposals as a means to negotiate alliances with various countries. In fact, what some called her indecision, others called prudence.
So the next time someone hassles you about taking your time or being "passive", you can remind yourself that one of the most successful queens in history shared your instinct to reserve judgment. Then ask yourself, what would Bess do?
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