Minor requests are worth asking for. Four ideas will help people say yes more often to your requests.
Extinguish Verbal Fireworks
Don’t let your conversations end with a bang. Three actions minimize the damage from conversational explosions.
The End is a Beginning
Don’t let a bad conversation become a longstanding memory placeholder. Let the end of a good conversation start a meaningful relational memory.
It Takes Two to Tangle
It takes two to tangle, but only one to protect a relationship. Four ideas take the fight out of many contentious conversations.
It’s Your Communication, Not the Relationship
Don’t blame a relationship for what’s really a communication problem. Fix the communication issue instead to improve the relationship.