From the course: When Negotiation's about More than Money: How to Negotiate (Almost) Anything

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Detachment and practice

Detachment and practice

- So there we are. There's a whole load of information about how to buy things as cheaply as you can, how to get great deals if you're in purchasing or procurement. And remember, you can use this in your personal life as well as work but really we've been focusing on work on this course but it applies to everything. And what I hope you get from this course is not only better deals, but also a slight feeling of detachment that you will be able to view the whole negotiating process as a bit of a game. And you'll be able to observe yourself playing the game and afterwards you'll be able to review how you did and keep on learning. If you don't do it perfect the first time, don't worry about that because it's a lot to remember. But the key is to get better and better every time. So every time you've done a negotiation, think, well that was pretty good. I got some money off, it was great. Congratulate yourself, but also…

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