5. Know yourself.

Know your own weaknesses. If you are a more gentle personality your natural aversion to conflict may toss you into concessions that aren't necessary! If this is you, learn about yourself and take counter action. If you are overly stubborn and never give way to minor points, know this about yourself. Your stubbornness, holding out for 100% your own way, may cause you to lose a really great deal!

6. Back up your position with logic.

If you negotiate from a purely emotional position, emotion will sway you from your position. Fear of loss, sense of failure, conflict, pressure, sentiment! All can be applied to sway you from sticking to what you really want. When negotiating for a pay rise know what similar companies are paying for similar work. When placing an offer on a house substantiate your lower offer with costs of repaving driveway, renovating bathroom, retiling entrance….or whatever you see needs doing. This is a much stronger position than plucking a number out of thin air!

7. Work out what you can concede.

Find something in deal that for you will not be important but for your counterpart may be of significance. This will be like gold to you! A 'sweetener' can be what clinches bargain in your favour. You will need to be poker faced and pretend this is a big deal to concede! Save this item for final offer you make.

8. Have an exit strategy.

If everything goes against you, you will be saved by your contingency planning! If you don't feel in control, stop talking. Immediately!!! Make sure you are listening to other person. If you are doing most of talking chances are you are doing most of conceding. Offer to break meeting and reconvene at another time when you have been able to consider what has already been put forward.

Skillful negotiation takes time and practice. Armed with these basic skills it doesn't matter how reticient you may feel towards negotiating an outcome you want! By applying these keys you will be well positioned to improve your negotiation skills and feel more empowered when approaching tricky situations.

(c) Kim Beardsmore

YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR DESTINY NOW

Isn't it great to be your own boss ? Working for yourself and taking all decision. You are master now.

You have drive, you have determination. You have patience to see your business grow day by day, month after month.

If something bad happen, you have humility to see what's wrong and learn from your error. You are only one now responsible for your self.

Treat your business as a serious, full-time business, and it will become one.

IN CONCLUSION...

Think of your first six months primarily as a training period. Don't expect large earnings until after you've educated yourself.

Don't be a negative thinker and don't let negative attitudes of others (even if they're family members, friends, or peers) influence you.

All great men and women in history had to overcome naysayers who said it couldn't be done—and then went out and did it. Think for yourself!

As long as you think positive and focused on your business target you’re on right way to a rich life, which is directed by you and it will lead you to tremendous success.

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