Why we don’t negotiate. What stops us for asking more? What reasons are we inventing not to negotiate. When you know our honest reasons for not negotiating, then only we can correct or seek solution. It is important for us to know our these bottlenecks for us to solve the ask more challenge.

Next time, take a moment and think why you did not want to negotiate your salary offer or push back non promotion task or ask for a raise or ask for a discount in market place or even limit screen time for kids. Figure it out.

Once you understand what holds us back; we can try to overcome the hurdle and be ready to ask more. Effective negotiation is an opportunity to find transformative possibilities in life. It is indeed a life changing companion, overcome your fear of negotiations.