Daily Dose of Positivity - Decision Making

The cost of making decisions to please others instead of yourself is misery.

Don't come out saying, “You're wrong, and here's why.” Come out saying, “Oh, that's very interesting. I think you're right about that one thing there.” Or, “We have this in common.” Or, “I can understand why you're saying that,” or, “Here's something in my experience that confirms what you said.” And once you start by agreeing on something, then you can pivot to, “But now, on the other hand, it seems to me that...” and then you can raise your point. And then you're much more likely to persuade the person