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“Let’s put price off to the side for a moment and talk about what would make this a good deal.”
If you repeated what you did today 365 more times will you be where you want to be next year?
Meekness begins when we put our trust in God. Then, because we trust him, we commit our way to him. We roll onto him our anxieties, or frustrations, our plans, our relationships, our jobs, our health. And then we wait patiently for the Lord. We trust his timing and his power and his grace to work things out in the best way for his glory and for our
... See more“He who has learned to disagree without being disagreeable has discovered the most valuable secret of negotiation.”
Mercy triumphs over judgment.
there are a few that you will find that you will use in the beginning of nearly every negotiation. “What is the biggest challenge you face?” is one of those questions. It just gets the other side to teach you something about themselves, which is critical to any negotiation because all negotiation is an information-gathering process. Here are some
... See moreDeuteronomy 6:7 says “teach” your children. The Hebrew word for teach is shenantum. It literally means “sharpen.”
Mirroring, also called isopraxism, is essentially imitation. It’s another neurobehavior humans (and other animals) display in which we copy each other to comfort each other. It can be done with speech patterns, body language, vocabulary, tempo, and tone of voice. It’s generally an unconscious behavior—we are rarely aware of it when it’s
... See more“A much more healthful recipe would be more gentle exercise throughout the day,” said McGill. Running the body through all the movements it can do: squat, lunge, plank, hinge, hang, twist, carry, bend, and more. Raichlen’s study backs up the health of resting in a squatting or kneeling position over lounging in a chair. Or adding carrying into our
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