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Here is his TED Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjhDkNmtjy0
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, published in 1936. Over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time
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Never split the difference by Chris Voss, an ex FBI hostage negotiator. This is about negotiation techniques that everybody can use. A better negotiator has more power. Negotiating is not about overpowering and bluff, it's about finding common ground and making a connection.
Simon Simek - Start with why. This book was for me really useful, but given your situation, your "why" may be very clear. Still it's a good book as your "why", your (underlying) motivation may not be entirely clear to yourself. Sometimes you do things without really knowing why. Don't expect this book to explain the whole complexity of your inner self - it doesn't, but well - if you have the time and energy, it might help.
I don't know if you can order these books. Both are available as EPUB as well if you use a normal e-reader or laptop.
by Chris_Misterek 2021-12-10
I started a freelance web design business about 5 years ago. Within a year or so I had doubled the income of my FT job.
Now I help people learn to do the same at https://selfmadewebdesigner.com
I agree with refractal. Sales is a muscle you’ve got to build. And pay your taxes ��
One way you can start is by reaching out to people you know that have businesses and could use your skills. Practice your pitch on them.
Since they have a relationship with you all ready it’s not as a big a deal if you flop the pitch.
I think a lot of people have a problem with sales because they feel like they’re trying to pull one over on something.
Like you’re a multi level marketer convincing someone to get on the ground floor of this amazing deal.
A sales conversation is all about building a relationship with someone and seeing if you can help them. Don’t hide your limits and don’t over promise.
If you walk into it just wanting to care for and do what’s best for the person you’re talking to then it’s tough to get it wrong.
A good book to read is called Never Split the Difference
by D_is_Diamonds 2021-12-10
here you go: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805
by flakiness 2021-06-09
+1.
If you prefer more pop-culture taste,
"Never Split the Difference" is kind of similar (even though philosophically different.) The story is all about FBI and kidnapping, so it's less boring while the points made are a bit shallower than "Crucial Conversations".
Rather than giving advice, there are other things you can say.
Mirror back what they're saying. "It sounds like you're not sure if she's angry at you, but you're afraid to ask her in case that makes her angry." Sometimes people vent because they're trying to figure out what the problem is.
Empathize. "Seems like that'd be really frustrating." Sometimes people vent because they just want to be seen and acknowledged. It might feel a little awkward, like you're pointing out the thing they're obviously feeling, but they might not think it's obvious. There's a solid chance they want you to understand their emotions and not just the facts of the situation, which is fair since their mental state is a component of what's wrong.
Ask questions. "Are you sure he meant it that way?" Don't go too deep with your questions with acquaintances, but it can be more helpful to poke a little at the way someone is seeing a situation than to give direct advice. Let them come up with their own conclusions.
Validate. "You're doing your best, and that's all you can do. No one can blame you for that." Sometimes all it takes to cool down a situation is to take the pressure off.
Repeat. "This person treats you like a dancing bear?" When they say something weird, just repeat it word for word. They'll most likely elaborate, and it tells them you're listening. And if what they said really was irrational, hearing it repeated by another person can get them to back off from how upset they are.
None of this involves telling someone what to do, so they're more likely to listen and appreciate it.
Talking to someone like this tells them you know they can get over their problem by themselves. It leaves out the implication that you know better than they do, which too much advice-offering can give off, and it's less easily interpreted as judgmental of their decisions. That's subtle, but important. Someone venting to you is showing a little bit of vulnerability, which you definitely shouldn't reject if you're trying to be friends.
Basically this is Being A Therapist 101. It's actually often less effort than trying to come up with solutions yourself.
If this kind of thing interests you, read Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss. It's a negotiation book by an FBI hostage negotiator, and it has a surprising amount of correlation to everyday situations. Brene Brown's books also come highly recommended; I suggest Daring Greatly if you're going to read only one.
by [deleted] 2019-11-17
Check out Chris Voss. There are ways to get people off of the defensive. The head nod, a Voss technique, destroyed the interruptions issue on the first try, a life long issue. I’m in a similar place and can’t explain my goals or dreams to anyone, because everyone has “my best interest in mind,” when they try and convince me to play is safe and settle for little.
The consequences of having done everything I don’t want to please others, is that it’s very hard to get respect for who I actually am. My aim is to dress really good and of course I immediately got this: “Good, but not too well, better keep it down.” In a way, it feels I will have to wait until everyone I know is dead, and then I can start living my life.
Used to be very introverted. Also had very low self-esteem. Now I’m becoming extroverted. I am beginning to own social situations even when my head is so drowsy. I don’t believe in these labels. I see these two as a curse from the expectations of society. A lazy way to put us into time saving boxes, to save the tribe time for hierarchy organizing.
Chris Voss, Former FBI hostage negotiator world wide:
You did a great job and the G42 is probably my favorite carry gun.
Two clues that indicate he never had any intention of harming anyone:
Communication - He said the words "I'm going to fuck you up" followed by calling people names (bitch, pieces of shit). If he entered your office with true, premeditated intention to harm someone he wouldn't have said anything or drawn any extra attention. He would have walked in, shoved anyone out of the way and then went after his target. The fact that he was communicating shows this was an outburst of social/hierarchical nature.
He let you hold him back and pressed up on you with his chest while making these threats. The book When Violence Is the Answer: Learning How to Do What It Takes When Your Life Is at Stake explicitly states this behavior as a display of social posturing. "You are not going to ignore me/ Acknowledge me" He needed to make sure that the entire tribe (the office) of his assigned attorney, got up out of their chairs, got involved and acknowledged him.
Additionally, this book could have helped as well Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It. Many of the techniques in it could have been applied to your situation. While it wouldn't provide a clear cut solution, there are things that could have been said that would certainly have delayed, distracted or slowed down the progression of the client's anger even if only by a couple seconds. Sometimes a few more seconds is all that's needed for the guy the cool off.
by gordo1223 2019-07-21
Good luck u/GameofCHAT selling a business is a lot of fun and will hopefully net you guys some cash while making you much better at building your next business.
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If the buyer knows that you intend to wind the thing down, it puts you at a considerable bargaining disadvantage as he knows that you are basically working to minimize your losses. I think that the last bit of /u/drunkengolfer's post is the most salient. Your buyer will be looking at this transaction through the lens of what it would cost him to acquire that many customers. You can charge a premium for bundling them together, but that's likely the extent of it.
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Curious to ask, has he made an offer? Has he acquired other cleaning service books of business in the past? If that's the case, you should have no problem getting him to put out the first few offers and negotiate with himself. "How do I know what's fair here? Help me understand," etc.
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Also, read this book ASAP. Calibrated questions and mirroring (tactics from the book) are very much your friend if you're going into a situation where you have a disadvantage in terms of experience and sophistication.
Fwiw, I sold a business on a similar scale (less than 100k) last year and have bought two others since.
by gordo1223 2019-07-21
A few things.
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I agree with /u/thebyteman. Smells like their trying to fire you.
If not, and they still need/want your services, just at different terms, then both sides (you and the startup) have a good amount of leverage here and the question becomes who will be better at deploying that leverage, which brings me to my third point.
My standard advice in 99% of business situations is to recommend this book. At the least, it will give a conversation toolset for figuring out what their actual intentions and reasons are as well as a roadmap for using your leverage in this situation.
i just finished Never Split The Difference (https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-De...) and they also tend use different pronouns (they do not use I as much, but use other pronouns more often)
If you liked "Getting To Yes" you might also enjoy "Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062407805/ that has a somehow different perspective on negotiation
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Here is his TED Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjhDkNmtjy0
.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People is a self-help book written by Dale Carnegie, published in 1936. Over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influen...
I'll give you two book tips:
I don't know if you can order these books. Both are available as EPUB as well if you use a normal e-reader or laptop.
I started a freelance web design business about 5 years ago. Within a year or so I had doubled the income of my FT job.
Now I help people learn to do the same at https://selfmadewebdesigner.com
I agree with refractal. Sales is a muscle you’ve got to build. And pay your taxes ��
One way you can start is by reaching out to people you know that have businesses and could use your skills. Practice your pitch on them.
Since they have a relationship with you all ready it’s not as a big a deal if you flop the pitch.
I think a lot of people have a problem with sales because they feel like they’re trying to pull one over on something.
Like you’re a multi level marketer convincing someone to get on the ground floor of this amazing deal.
A sales conversation is all about building a relationship with someone and seeing if you can help them. Don’t hide your limits and don’t over promise.
If you walk into it just wanting to care for and do what’s best for the person you’re talking to then it’s tough to get it wrong.
A good book to read is called Never Split the Difference
here you go: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805
If you prefer more pop-culture taste, "Never Split the Difference" is kind of similar (even though philosophically different.) The story is all about FBI and kidnapping, so it's less boring while the points made are a bit shallower than "Crucial Conversations".
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-De...
Rather than giving advice, there are other things you can say.
None of this involves telling someone what to do, so they're more likely to listen and appreciate it.
Talking to someone like this tells them you know they can get over their problem by themselves. It leaves out the implication that you know better than they do, which too much advice-offering can give off, and it's less easily interpreted as judgmental of their decisions. That's subtle, but important. Someone venting to you is showing a little bit of vulnerability, which you definitely shouldn't reject if you're trying to be friends.
Basically this is Being A Therapist 101. It's actually often less effort than trying to come up with solutions yourself.
If this kind of thing interests you, read Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss. It's a negotiation book by an FBI hostage negotiator, and it has a surprising amount of correlation to everyday situations. Brene Brown's books also come highly recommended; I suggest Daring Greatly if you're going to read only one.
Check out Chris Voss. There are ways to get people off of the defensive. The head nod, a Voss technique, destroyed the interruptions issue on the first try, a life long issue. I’m in a similar place and can’t explain my goals or dreams to anyone, because everyone has “my best interest in mind,” when they try and convince me to play is safe and settle for little.
The consequences of having done everything I don’t want to please others, is that it’s very hard to get respect for who I actually am. My aim is to dress really good and of course I immediately got this: “Good, but not too well, better keep it down.” In a way, it feels I will have to wait until everyone I know is dead, and then I can start living my life.
Used to be very introverted. Also had very low self-esteem. Now I’m becoming extroverted. I am beginning to own social situations even when my head is so drowsy. I don’t believe in these labels. I see these two as a curse from the expectations of society. A lazy way to put us into time saving boxes, to save the tribe time for hierarchy organizing.
Chris Voss, Former FBI hostage negotiator world wide:
TedTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjhDkNmtjy0
Blog: https://blog.blackswanltd.com/the-edge/3-guaranteed-ways-to-increase-your-communication-success?
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NegotiationCEO/videos
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805
You did a great job and the G42 is probably my favorite carry gun.
Two clues that indicate he never had any intention of harming anyone:
Additionally, this book could have helped as well Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It. Many of the techniques in it could have been applied to your situation. While it wouldn't provide a clear cut solution, there are things that could have been said that would certainly have delayed, distracted or slowed down the progression of the client's anger even if only by a couple seconds. Sometimes a few more seconds is all that's needed for the guy the cool off.
Good luck u/GameofCHAT selling a business is a lot of fun and will hopefully net you guys some cash while making you much better at building your next business.
​
If the buyer knows that you intend to wind the thing down, it puts you at a considerable bargaining disadvantage as he knows that you are basically working to minimize your losses. I think that the last bit of /u/drunkengolfer's post is the most salient. Your buyer will be looking at this transaction through the lens of what it would cost him to acquire that many customers. You can charge a premium for bundling them together, but that's likely the extent of it.
​
Curious to ask, has he made an offer? Has he acquired other cleaning service books of business in the past? If that's the case, you should have no problem getting him to put out the first few offers and negotiate with himself. "How do I know what's fair here? Help me understand," etc.
​
Also, read this book ASAP. Calibrated questions and mirroring (tactics from the book) are very much your friend if you're going into a situation where you have a disadvantage in terms of experience and sophistication.
​
https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805
Fwiw, I sold a business on a similar scale (less than 100k) last year and have bought two others since.
A few things.
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https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805
edit: i will add that the fact that they have asked for this change rather than just firing you suggests #2
https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-De...