Monday, March 19, 2007

Is it Vay-gun or Vee-ghin?

Hello and How are your Negotiations coming along?

Where does a negotiation start? Each starts inside of you. For example - lets assume for sample-context sake that you are hungry. Negotiations almost always begin (as does any tangible object) as a question or questions. "Am I hungry?" (Isn't it interesting when we crave or need something we still oblige ourselves to ask such questions anyway [probably where sarcasm was born]). "What am I hungry for?" "Do I have the time, energy, inclination to get 'that'?" "What else might I be interested in eating?" Conscious or unconscious we have such internal dialogues running through our heads most of the day. When we find ourselves at McDonalds and we ask the pathetic question "Why did I come here?" or "What am I doing here agian?" - the answer is the litany of questions that you asked up to that point THATS HOW! From the time you ask yourself "Am I hungry?" to the moment you sink your teeth into that Quadruple Meat with Mega Cheese Tripple Bypass McCholestoral burger you were in a near constant negotiation. At this point some of you might think "What the hell is he talking about?".

I'm talking about the non-verbal communication that occurs inside your body, from your cellular (blood cells not your phone)neediness to your psychological dependency ("I could quit eating these if I really wanted to.") there is a sea of negotiations going on that are mostly in the form of questions. This means that when you look for a model of excellence in the world of Negotiations, you need look no further than your own self - within you is a near constant hurricane of negotations occurring.

The awakening to your already natural state of negotiations is to give "voice" to all those questions and to learn how simple and complex negotiations can be. The advantage you have is that almost no one understands how to transform their "natural questions" into human-speak questions. You "FEEL" what you want and how you want to get it, or you "SEE" it but you've not been adequately trained to claim it verbally, say it, speak it, find your voice!

Tomorrow will be my 7th day of experiencing a Vegan lifestyle. I'm not perfect of course (I'm a true newbie that HAS to figure it all out himself), but I'm learning and NEGOTIATING to my own best Vegan good as fast as possible.

Here is a secret for you - when you begin to negotiate consciously, on purpose - you will in a very short time begin to access new resources. When you do, you will suddenly begin to consider new possibilities, understand your present experience with broader depth, see through new and more powerful (resourceful) eyes. When your mind completely absorbs that all forms of communication are a negotiation, then you will be summoning relationships, resources and experiences to you exponentially more fulfilling and true to who and what you are than you ever have before.

Negotiating to Your Own Best Good,


Bruce
The Negotiator
www.negotiate2yourownbestgood.com