People

November 4, 2019

Mastery Monday – Surround Yourself With People Who Hold You To a Higher Standard

Mastery Monday – Surround Yourself with People Who Hold You To a Higher Standard – Not People Who Bring You Down.   I was working on a magazine article about […]
October 20, 2019

Mastery Monday – Stolen Valor and Wearing the Military Uniform

              I severed in the Air Force for 23 years and as a retiree, I am authorized by regulations to wear my uniform in […]
September 2, 2019

Mastery Monday – You Can’t Reason With A Drunk

The last strategy in the Think Like A Negotiator book is “You Can’t Negotiate with Crazy.” There are some people you cannot reason with and a drunk is one of […]
July 15, 2019

Verify the Facts – What Seems Factual Is Not Always Truth

This was posted several years ago but the relevance is still current. Verify the facts, sounds simple enough. However there are those who take things they find online as the […]
July 1, 2019

Teamwork makes the Dreamwork

Mastery Monday – Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork That’s a buzz phrase we hear often but in order to get a win win result, you need to have a great team. […]
April 8, 2019

Asking is NOT Shameful

Mastery Monday – Asking is NOT shameful. Ask for exactly what I want is a key Think Like A Negotiator strategy. People are oftentimes afraid to ask because they fear […]
January 21, 2019

Ask for Consideration

Consideration is a promise for a promise. When the promise is broken it is fair and reasonable to receive some consideration to make up for the promise being broken. For […]
December 17, 2018

Mastery Monday – Set Your Intentions for 2019 and Let 2018 Go!

There are only 2 weeks left in 2018. It’s time to reflect on the previous year, make course corrections and set goals/intentions for the New Year. I have one week […]
December 10, 2018

Loneliness – How to Negotiate a Better Deal for the Holidays

Loneliness is something many struggle with, but it is magnified over the holidays. People who are lonely, alone or perhaps are going through a tough time struggle to find joy […]