But Mr. Draghi left some crucial questions open, like whether the bank would stop treating itself as a preferred creditor on the bonds it holds or if it would instead be willing to absorb any losses alongside private holders of government bonds.
For example, you may not be ready to talk to someone who has violated your values, and instead are willing to simply let the incident go.
Instead, be willing to invest in your business, or in a company that you've researched, but don't do so foolishly, at the expense of everything else.
He also noted in an interview that he was surprised that the church, which has been losing members in the United States, doesn't recognize the potential for recruiting immigrants as new members and instead seems willing to "push them under the bus".
Instead, be willing to allow them to just shoot the breeze with you, talk about innocuous things like the weather and how Aunt Bernice is doing these days.
Instead, they are willing to take us as we are.
Instead, they are willing to help with the creation of a national army and police force.
Instead, they are willing to listen, to accept the other side's case as valid and to compromise.
Instead, people are willing to spend cash, Mr. Baker said, because they have "a comfort level that the value of my home isn't depreciating".
We are not looking for a free ride, but instead we are willing to work as hard as we can to show that we deserve to be here and to be treated like first-class citizens.
