Once in a while you must have a critical conversation. These usually start off well and end in disaster. So how does one make them a win-win for everyone involved? Be honest and authentic. Honesty can be difficult when you expect the conversation to go badly. Honesty makes it less likely that you will second guess your entire conversation later. Now this is not the brutal honesty a bad singer gets during American Idol auditions. It is the honesty of friends alerting you of bad breath. Many good interactions have gone bad because all they can remember is your breath stinks. Everyone is better off for the honesty and use of a breath mint.
