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# NegotiateLife

Contracts & Negotiation On Demand

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## Posts

- [Insights](https://negotiatelife.ca/insights/)
- [Negotiation Power](https://negotiatelife.ca/power/) - Watch Adam Galinsky teach the tools for gaining negotiating power in asserting yourself and navigating tricky social situations.
- [Coronavirus Pandemic Tool Box](https://negotiatelife.ca/destress/) - The stress of extreme unpredictability affects us whether we are preparing for negotiation or responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic. This stress creates overwhelming anxiety and panic for most people. For the CORONAVIRUS, everyone is self-isolating and doing everything they can to get information on what to do and how to get through it with their
- [Limiting Liability](https://negotiatelife.ca/limiting-liability/) - I was texting with my long-time friend when she replied to my (rather lame) joke, with “LOL”. Of course, in this instance, “LOL” means Laughing Out Loud – as to say that my friend is laughing out loud about my joke. But this LOL brought up two images for me. The first is from that
- [Simple Ways to Break Bad Habits](https://negotiatelife.ca/simple-ways-to-break-bad-habits/) - Scientific way to break bad habits, the easy way.
- [What's Your Life's Purpose?](https://negotiatelife.ca/whats-your-lifes-purpose/) - https://www.mindful.org/how-to-find-your-purpose/
- [Laid Off? Read this...](https://negotiatelife.ca/laid-off-read-this/) - Being laid off may be the best thing that's happened to you! After the initial shock, adjusting your focus may open up wonderful new possibilities. (Click on the link to read more) http://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/best-jobs/find-the-upside-in-rock-bottom-after-losing-your-job/?utm_source=CB+Kickstart&utm_campaign=6d785f257e-kickstartdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_34bbc0b261-6d785f257e-105361037
- [Are You Stressed?](https://negotiatelife.ca/stress/) - Chasing meaning in your life is better than avoiding discomfort. Stress is a major factor in most people's lives. It has been proven to be a major factor in your body's ability to fight off disease, your mood, and a lot of other health problems. But what if you looked at stress from a different
- [Difficult Conversations](https://negotiatelife.ca/difficult-conversations/) - Here is a really great video given by Lauren Mackler on having difficult conversations. In this video, Lauren gives really great and concrete tools on how to handle these types of interactions with assertiveness and grace.
- [Do More By Working Less](https://negotiatelife.ca/do-more-by-working-less/) - Some simple tips to help you to get more done by working less.
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- [Are You Working From Home Yet?](https://negotiatelife.ca/are-you-working-from-home-yet/) - Given the scientifically proven benefits of working from home - for both the employer and the employee, it's a mystery why more employers are not catching up to the idea.
- [Courage](https://negotiatelife.ca/courage/)
- [What Choice Do You Have?](https://negotiatelife.ca/what-choice-do-you-have/) - I know someone who has a lot of trouble making choices. Every choice, from deciding what colour shirt to wear to choosing a career change, is a major undertaking. It's painful to watch. Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices — and how we feel about the choices we make. At TEDGlobal, she talks about
- [Motivation Monday](https://negotiatelife.ca/334-2/) - Fear diminishes Life.
- [Fun Friday](https://negotiatelife.ca/fun-friday-6/) - By now, everyone has heard of Helen and Al, the 90-year-old grandparents who are so lovingly overprotective of their 18-year-old granddaughter. Watch here (be forewarned this clip contains some explicit language - - - from the grandparents!)
- [Your Internal Conversation](https://negotiatelife.ca/your-internal-conversation/) - Do you ever listen to your self-talk? That little voice inside your head that berates you or keeps gnawing at you - saying things like: "I can't believe you just said that", or "who do you think you are anyway?" Negative self-talk leads to a lowered self-worth. "To feel unworthy is to suffer." In their
- [Fun Friday](https://negotiatelife.ca/fun-friday-5/) - How fast should you leave the building in case of fire?
- [Fun Friday](https://negotiatelife.ca/fun-friday-4/) - Some good office sign humour.
- [Motivation Monday](https://negotiatelife.ca/motivation-monday-5/) - In other words, everything is possible!
- [Fun Friday](https://negotiatelife.ca/friday-funnies/) - ...And now, here's a thought for everyone who's not happy with their work.
- [Fun Friday](https://negotiatelife.ca/fun-friday-3/) - https://youtu.be/tl4VD8uvgec?list=PLNrHAF--4v2VAcny0bSGo7X0mw1tTVJu5 Unemployment office in Roman times.
- [Motivation Monday](https://negotiatelife.ca/motivation-monday-4/) - Hearing is a gift you are born with. Listening is a practice. And ACTIVE LISTENING is a skill. Like other skills, active listening is highly attainable by the practice of listening.
- [Why Smart People Do Stupid Things](https://negotiatelife.ca/why-smart-people-do-stupid-things/) - The modern workplace is rife with functional stupidity. In this CBC Spark episode, Nora Young explores why stupidity gets rewarded at work. Listen to her speak to André Spicer who explains why "Smart people doing stupid things." (click on the image below to hear the audio)
- [Motivation Monday](https://negotiatelife.ca/motivation-monday-3/) - [ted id=618 lang=en] Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward.
- [Satisfaction With Life Scale](https://negotiatelife.ca/satisfaction-with-life-scale/) - The Satisfaction with Life Scale was developed to assess satisfaction with people's lives as a whole. The scale does not assess satisfaction with specific life domains, such as health or finances, but allows subjects to integrate and weigh these domains in whatever way they choose. It takes only a few minutes to complete. Author: Ed
- [How To Take Stock (aka Self-Assessment)](https://negotiatelife.ca/how-to-take-stock-aka-self-assessment/) - People spend about 50% of their waking hours each day at work (based on 8 hr/day work schedule and 8 hr/day sleep). That's half of your waking hours each day, during the week. How do you chose to spend that time? Are your interests closely matched with your skills in your current career? In this
- [Divorce Negotiation](https://negotiatelife.ca/divorce-negotiation/) - This is how a divorce negotiation went... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PpQk63iIWw
- [Motivation Monday](https://negotiatelife.ca/motivation-monday-2/) - Leonard Nimoy. March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015 "a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time." - U.S. President Barack Obama
- [Fun Friday](https://negotiatelife.ca/fun-friday-2/) - A chart on how to detect a lie. Does it really work?
- [Just Go Do It](https://negotiatelife.ca/just-go-do-it/)
- [Motivation Monday](https://negotiatelife.ca/motivation-monday/)
- [Fun Friday](https://negotiatelife.ca/fun-friday/)
- [Friday Fun](https://negotiatelife.ca/friday-fun/)
- [Happy Halloween!](https://negotiatelife.ca/happy-halloween/)
- [How Much Do You Get Paid?](https://negotiatelife.ca/how-much-do-you-get-paid/) - Employers use "Information Asymmetry" in order to save money. If they have all the information on how much everyone in their organisation gets paid (and don't share it with you), you are at a disadvantage when the time comes to negotiate your salary. In this TED talk, David Burkus argues that everyone's pay should be transparent and
- [Goals You Can Actually Reach (Really!)](https://negotiatelife.ca/goals-you-can-actually-reach-really/) - One of the best things to do in order to change your life and career is to do things differently. Logically, you know life isn't going to change if you've been doing the same things over and over, but expecting different results each time. In order for life to take a turn, you have to
- [FLOW, The Secret to Happiness](https://negotiatelife.ca/flow-the-secret-to-happiness/) - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced Me-High Chick-Sent-Me-High) is described as the world's leading researcher on positive psychology and has contributed pioneering work to our understanding of happiness, creativity, human fulfillment and the notion of "flow" — a state of heightened focus and immersion in activities such as art, play and work. Csikszentmihalyi once said: "Repression is not the
- [Monday Morning Funnies](https://negotiatelife.ca/monday-morning-funnies-2/)
- [Negotiation Quote](https://negotiatelife.ca/123/) - "In business as in life, you don't get what you deserve you get what you negotiate" - Chester L. Karras -
- [What To Do When You're Let Go From Work](https://negotiatelife.ca/what-to-do-when-youre-let-go-from-work/) - I got a frantic call from a client the other day who was calling as he was driving out of his work's parking garage. He was just laid off from his job of 19 years. The young girl from the HR department kept pressing him to sign off on the termination papers right there, but luckily
- [Goals](https://negotiatelife.ca/goals/) - One of my clients and I were discussing a strategy to an upcoming negotiation. My client described the conversation she would have with her opponent on a topic of importance to her. After listening to her go off on a topic for quite a while, I asked her how that line of conversation would serve
- [Simple Ways to Create Agreement](https://negotiatelife.ca/simple-ways-to-create-agreement/) - In this TED talk, William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes" offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations — from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East.
- [Monday Morning Funnies](https://negotiatelife.ca/monday-morning-funnies/) - Negotiations according to Dilbert.
- [Perspective](https://negotiatelife.ca/perspective/) - Back when I was just starting out in my career, my manager graciously sent me to a course in time management where I was first introduced to the book called "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" written by Stephen R. Covey. The course mostly focused on time management (a required job function of my then-current
- [BATNA](https://negotiatelife.ca/batna/) - BATNA is a term coined by Roger Fisher and William Ury in their 1981 besteller Getting to Yes: Negotiating without Giving In. It's the acronym that stands for "Best Alternative To aNegotiated Agreement". A good BATNA allows you to walk into any negotiation in a more comfortable position. If you know you have a good alternative to the current negotiation
- [Anchoring in Negotiations](https://negotiatelife.ca/anchoring-in-negotiations/) - Anchoring, in negotiation, is a reference point which forces us to rely heavily on that starting reference (the "anchor") when making sense of an agreement or proposal. It is a cognitive bias that affects our subsequent decision making, whether it's a starting price derived from a valid calculation or a number pulled out of a
- [On Negotiation...](https://negotiatelife.ca/negotiation-quote/)
- [How to Negotiate Without Trying](https://negotiatelife.ca/how-to-negotiate-without-trying/) - All the kids have returned to school this week. I see them walking down the street with their backpacks full of new school supplies and it reminds me of my grade 5 teacher, who always said: "There's no such thing as a bad question!" Asking questions is important. The right questions lead to important information
- [Beginning a Negotiation](https://negotiatelife.ca/beginning-a-negotiation/) - “I will let you feed me fruits if you let me watch my TV show.” - a simple statement from a 5-year old, in response to my request that she eat more fruits and watch less TV. Children naturally learn to negotiate early in life and they seem to get most of what they negotiate

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- [Front Page](https://negotiatelife.ca/) - Contracts and Negotiation is our Passion Handle your Contracts and Negotiation with ease when you work with us in unlimited customized possibilities Legally binding contracts and agreements touch every area of your business and life. Too often, they are signed without much thought or understanding and become a problem to manage and keep up. These issues
- [Let's Work Together](https://negotiatelife.ca/lets-work-together/) - Get What You Want. Your Negotiation Coach, Irina Grishpul, Have you been given a termination package and asked to sign it? Were you told that the client agreement you’ve been given is “non-negotiable”? Don’t you wish you could ask for something that you really wanted instead of just accepting what was put in front of
- [About Me](https://negotiatelife.ca/about-me/) - Get What You Want. Your Contracts and Negotiation Coach, Irina Grishpul When I started negotiating for a large corporation, I felt that I wasn’t very effective. I felt lost and I didn’t know how to stand up for myself. I wanted to change all of that, and I started to research and practice negotiating
- [Negotiation](https://negotiatelife.ca/negotiation/) - Negotiating profitable contracts is the key to success. We have a proven approach aimed to increasing confidence, complement your current skills, and increase your chances of negotiating success. We work with you to complement your style in negotiating contracts with your customers. Our On Demand services allow you to maintain control over how much support you
- [Contracts](https://negotiatelife.ca/contracts/) - NegotiateLife™ offers complete and on-demand solutions for contract management. We offer over 20 years of contract review, drafting and management experience in the service industry. Our honed contracting skills are provided to you on demand in order to help you achieve success. Using our experience and proven methodologies, NegotiateLife™ can provide support in the following
- [Welcome](https://negotiatelife.ca/home/)
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- [Privacy Policy](https://negotiatelife.ca/privacy/) - Who we are Our website address is: http://negotiatelife.ca. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from
- [VIA Strengths Finder](https://negotiatelife.ca/via/) - One of the main principles of living a fulfilling life is to work from your strengths. The VIA Survey of Character Strengths is a simple self-assessment that takes less than 15 minutes and provides a wealth of information to help you understand your core characteristics. Most personality tests focus on negative and neutral traits, but the VIA
- [Work Life Coaching](https://negotiatelife.ca/life-and-career-coaching/) - Help for addressing specific personal projects, business successes, general conditions and transitions in your work life by examining what is going on right now, discovering what your obstacles or challenges might be, and developing and choosing a course of action geared to your personality. Contact us for a free initial conversation. Negotiate Life is your
- [Workshops / Seminars](https://negotiatelife.ca/workshopseminars/) - At Negotiate Life we are passionate about empowering people to make, meet and exceed personal and professional goals - including excelling in the workplace, becoming happy and fulfilled in personal life, exploring the self and the world, and achieving ambitions. Contact us to book a workshop or seminar for your group and begin your journey.
- [Wheel of Life](https://negotiatelife.ca/wheel-of-life/) - The Wheel of Life is a brilliant diagnostic tool for enabling you to see instantly where your life is at right now. It gives you an instant visual check on which areas of your life need work and which don’t, and helps you quickly evaluate which are the most and least urgent. It is also very useful for

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