You meet someone more critical than you – and don’t like it! Sometimes it takes a dose of your own medicine to treat others sympathetically.
It’s not the terms that are important; it’s the spirit of an agreement. The desire to be together will transcend any obstacle thrown your way.
People are working to promote your interests, but you must follow their lead and heed their timetables. Urging them to hurry is counterproductive.
An associate is frustrated and blames you. Be sympathetic. Once this person vents, s/he’ll become reasonable again.
A partner and you don’t see eye-to-eye, but what emerges from the back-and-forth are the best ideas you both have to offer.
The trick to winning cooperation is to agree in part. This allows you to gently nudge people in the direction that you want them to go.
