My boss got angry. I didn't apologize. That's never happened before in my life.

Something different happened at work. A small incident — a joking email — got my boss upset. I didn't apologize. I held my position. That's genuinely never happened to me before; I've always buckled under authority. I've had enough of people telling me what to do with my life. Ascension is making me take that back. I'm done deferring to self-appointed superiors. My direction is mine to determine.