attempt a "sure Day" in Negotiations

i used to be reading sure Day! via Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld to my 3 12 months antique grandson, Jack. After analyzing it to him best as soon as, it is now his favored e book.

The tag line is "What do you call an afternoon when every solution is sure?" the solution is "sure Day!" There are questions inclusive of: 1) am i able to please have pizza for breakfast? 2) am i able to easy my room day after today? and three) can we stay up absolutely overdue? within the actual international outdoor our ebook, the answer to such questions usually is "no", but the ebook advocates pronouncing "yes" on "sure Day."

The options to "yes Day" are the thirty-four methods to mention "no" inclusive of
1)"No manner, Jose Day",
2) "arms on Hips Day,
three) "now not nowadays Day,"
4)while Pigs Fly Day," and
five) "read My lips Day".

You get the idea. we're so programmed to mention "no" that we rarely say "yes" anymore.

sure Day! is a kid's e-book, but it's miles sincerely geared toward the mother and father and grandparents, who are analyzing the ebook to the youngsters. they're commonly those pronouncing "no."

i was wondering that "yes Day" also has utility to person negotiations. we are conditioned to mention "no" to any idea or inspiration that someone else makes. We nearly routinely say no to an idea that isn't always ours. in some way "no" is a great deal simpler to mention than "yes" and that maintains throughout our lives. Why is that? Is it simply easier to use one of the 34 "no" excuses? The human beings in the "yes e-book" look as even though they're having amusing by way of staying up late, having food fights and getting piggy returned rides. maybe we could have extra a laugh saying "yes" greater frequently and we are missing out saying "no" all of the time.

In an grownup negotiation, you would possibly take the other side by means of wonder with the aid of saying "sure." you may catch them off protect in view that we commonly anticipate an argument. What are we frightened of? Is there some dedication in pronouncing "sure"? Are we hesitant to agree to trying some thing new? can we think we look vulnerable? do we think we are the best ones with top thoughts? That rings a bell in my memory of the pillow i recently saw that asserts, "i am no longer bossy, I just have better ideas!"

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