Overview
You can get a better grip on the problems you're tackling right now if you have the courage to ask a few sensitive questions of a few very powerful people. You have to start breaking out of your shell and not worrying so much about how someone will react to your questions. If you need to get an answer, you need to ask the person who has it -- there is no getting around it! People will respond positively to the bold and aggressive you, so try it out sooner than later.