
The True Power of “Yes”
A flat-out “yes” is a scary thing to say. “Yes” is commitment. People are constantly trying to use it to trap you. That’s why when someone asks you...

How To Negotiate Your Way to 3 Billion Dollars Like Jimmy Iovine
Jimmy Iovine is the business partner of Dr. Dre (American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur). Iovine cut the deal that sold Beats to Apple...

How To Confront And Win A New Friend
I moved into a new apartment. The parking spaces are tiny. Not only is my neighbor parked right on the line, I need them to actually move to the...

The #1 Key To Giving Yourself Negotiation Superpowers
To quote legendary extreme skier/BASE jumper, Shane McConkey “What I do on the hill is find an interesting way to do something fun.” Flow. Near...

How To Unlock The Floodgates of Truth Talk
How do you unlock the floodgates of truth talk? With questions? Surprisingly…no! Not with questions. At least, not with open-ended or questions that...

Communication at Work: How to Negotiate A Higher Salary
What happens when you trigger “That’s right” several times in a salary negotiation? How about getting a salary offer 41% higher than you expected?...

Communication Skills: How To Get Buy-in Starting With “No”
Think of this as “You had me at ‘no’” meets “think like Elon Musk.”

The #1 Reverse Psychology Skill For When You're Attacked in a Negotiation
What's the best way to handle being attacked in a negotiation? Call it reverse psychology. Call it a Jedi Mind Trick. Call it Emotional Intelligence...

How To Get An Edge When Buying A House
“The Chris Price” is how I got a 10% price reduction on shirts in an outlet mall after I was told there was no discount. It’s how I got a 20%...

3 Keys To Closing A Negotiation Brilliantly
The last impression is the lasting impression. We don’t remember things the way they happened. I’m sorry, but we don’t. We remember the most intense...

How to Get Secrets – A Black Belt Negotiation Skill
The key to any negotiation is getting the other side talking. That’s one of the purposes of small talk. To establish rapport. To get the conversation...

How To Recognize Weakness or Strength During Negotiations
Individual “signals” can be faked. “Signals” are choices of words, changes in tone of voice, body language changes (“flinches”) or things often...