1. Recognize the double standards that assertive women face.
2. Don't worry about being nice to everyone all the time.
"Ain't got time to talk, just Hi and Bye bitch!" Minaj raps on Drake's "Make Me Proud." Society wants women to be nice and neatly manageable but Minaj does the opposite and it's made her career more dynamic than those of her peers. And if you scare a few people because they're not used to a prim and proper, clean-mouthed lady, then so be it!