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 Negotiating for what you want The very word “negotiation” implies potential conflict. When you enter into a negotiation, the participants often have different agendas or goals. That’s why negotiations can be difficult. Even the thought of it makes some people want to flee. While few of us welcome confrontation, always “caving in” can sabotage your career or diminish your efforts to project a confident, powerful image when presenting your side of the story. …Read more… Don’t laugh. This happened to a client not too long ago.  Do you regularly wind up capitulating to the OMG condition? OMG, I can’t do that. OMG everybody is superior to me. OMG I’ll never excel. The rundown goes on of all that negative reasoning that you require to banish. What Did Negative Thinking Actually Accomplish For You?If you’re going to make a presentation or have a media interview and negative considerations begin popping into your head, You need to compartmentalize so that you’re “in the moment,” a term that entertainers use to describe the complete focus they have to get into character. Change the DVD in your head …Read more…  Self Deprecation A lot of speakers start their presentations or speeches with a self-deprecating remark to get the audience on their side. It’s not uncommon that a powerful leader with established credentials wants to put the audience at ease so he uses self-deprecation to help the audience feel more comfortable. Sometimes he’ll start with a funny story about himself. On the Other Hand . . .
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put that negativity into a Tiffany box. Simply thinking about the famous eggshell blue color will cause you to feel better.