All the Feels: How to Deal with Conflicting Emotions Around a Negotiation

<p dir="ltr">An impending negotiation can spark many different emotions, from anticipation and hope to nervousness and even dread. What if all those emotions show up all at once, creating a simmering stew of overwhelm? Not good. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">We’re not always going to go into a negotiation feeling 100% positive about it, and that’s okay. It’s important, however, to parse through those emotions so we can effectively go to bat for ourselves. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">How do we work through a hodgepodge of emotions if the negotiation has us all over the place? </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, I talk about getting into the right headspace if you’re feeling all the things. </p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">- A thought download exercise </p> <p dir="ltr">If the negotiation is bringing up all sorts of feelings, how do we sort through them?</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">- Fact vs. story</p> <p dir="ltr">Can we decide the thoughts we want to show up with even if parts of the situation are out of our control?</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">- Choose success ahead of time </p> <p dir="ltr">Agreement or no agreement, how do we make sure we come out of a negotiation feeling good about ourselves?</p>