Wow, that's quite a list. I have to admit, it actually made me feel worse about myself. Steps 3-7 and 10 are big killers for me. #3 is huge and I'm not even sure how to start approaching it.

Here's an example:
#3 Says to trust your feelings and not automatically respond to the feelings of others.

Okay, so when I worked in a Carbon Black manufacturing plant, my boss wanted me to weld numbers on the nozzle wands for the reactors so we could track them. When I got out there, I changed my mind. I decided to use a paint pen so that when maintenance cut the nozzles off the wands, they didn't have to grind off the numbers and I would just have to change my paint markings. Easier to trace, less time and easier on maintenance.

I tracked them for months and went to present the data, but got my &$% chewed for 2 hours because I didn't do what I was told to do.

Another example is when I was working in a chlorinated hydrocarbons manufacturing plant and was asked to design a new sparger nozzle for a reactor. As I worked through it I found that due to the flow rate of chlorine, there was no sparger design that would do what we wanted (it was flowing in what was called a "jet" scenario). So I designed new mixers for the reactor tanks to help with the mixing.

I presented what I had found and got written up because I didn't get them a sparger design ... even though it didn't matter and I proved it with the math.

There are numerous other cases, both private and professional. Ultimately, I realize I'm rambling, but maybe someone could explain how #3 is supposed to work.