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As we identify past images of our lives that are no longer relevant to our future, we can start to rethink our plans. That can set us up for happiness – as long as we’re not too fixated on finding it.
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The simplest way to start rethinking our options is to question what we do daily.
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Sometimes the problem is not too little communication, but too much. When anger and misperception are high, some thoughts are best left unsaid.
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A more effective way for the parties to think of themselves is as partners in a hardheaded, side-by-side search for a fair agreement advantageous to each.
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As fundamental as they are, basic human needs are easy to overlook. In many negotiations, we tend to think that the only interest involved is money.
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…emotional involvement on one side of an issue makes it difficult to achieve the detachment necessary to think up wise ways of meeting the interests of both sides…
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Since judgment hinders imagination, separate the creative act from the critical one; separate the process of thinking up possible decisions from the process of selecting among them. Invent first, decide later.
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Instead of constantly worrying about what can go wrong, talent-spotting specialists often need to think about what could go right.
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…it’s possible for a few high-energy optimists to get everyone else thinking about new paths – and what can go right – rather than being governed by apprehensions about what could go wrong.
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Bosses need to be clear thinkers, decisive actors, powerful builders of teams, and morally sound leaders.
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