In my 11 years as an astronaut, everything was couched in terms of what we know, how the numbers shake out and whether or not people were comfortable with the idea that it was safe to fly this next mission.

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Whether we're comfortable with it or not, the military uniform of Team USA is at least as American as white cowboy hats.

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Or are there things you can do to not only get comfortable with uncertainty, but invite more in the name of creating bigger, badder, better outcomes?

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Gender expression and identity refer to the gender you feel comfortable expressing and identifying with, which might or might not be aligned with the biological sex you were assigned at birth.

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This is not comfortable with a butterfly style wheel intended to move only an inch or so in either direction.

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And larger form factors are harder to wield around the ears, they are easier to accidently disconnect with earrings or ears, and, to many, they are just not comfortable.

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It can be the way a company records revenues or handles costs. (An example would be a firm that constantly claims extraordinary or one-time write-downs.) It could be that you are just not comfortable with the amount of money a company paid for an acquisition relative to the size of its balance sheet.

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Get comfortable with the guts of the operation by meeting not only with the vice president of sales or marketing but also the heads of manufacturing and the chief financial officer.

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