[header] How to be stubborn [title] Be firm about your demands. [step] If you want to be stubborn, then you have to know how to be firm about what you want. If you can't say what you want clearly, calmly, and with confidence, then you won't be able to be truly stubborn. 
However, if people see that you're really serious about what you want, then they'll be much less likely to try to change your mind or to think you're a pushover. [substeps] Look people in the eye when you say what you want.