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Why Must We Hate Ourselves So?

Today I published a piece on the Huffington Post. It addresses our capacity for good and laments how that capacity is drowned out by our saddening society of conflict. You can read the blog below or at the Huffington Post. We have created a society so broken that almost anyone can buy guns and kill [...]

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Blog: Secrets of Success for Women Entrepreneurs

Stuart recently shared some of his secrets for success with Deborah Bailey, a writer for the Secrets of Success: Women Entrepreneurs Radio Blog. This enlightening interview is excerpted below and you can read the whole interview here. Deborah: What’s your book about? Stuart: Getting More: How To Negotiate To Succeed in Work and Life shows [...]

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At the NECA Convention 2012

I had the honor to deliver the keynote speech at the National Electrical Contractor’s Association (NECA) Convention earlier this month in Las Vegas, NV. I also had a great time. Excerpted here is a blog from NECA’s website that outlines some of the tools & strategies I imparted to the group. You can read the [...]

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Kids Negotiate With School Over Graduation

Below is part 2 of the negotiation after the class on negotiation tools for kids. They got confidence, control and sparkle. See principal’s note below. Dear Stuart, I am so sorry that I missed your session on negotiating with the Upper Elementary children. It must have been good because they appeared out of the blue [...]

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Kids Learn How to Get More from Their Parents

I had my best assignment of the year recently. I gave a presentation on negotiation to my 10-year-old son Alexander’s 5th grade class. I told them, among other things, how to get more things from their parents using the tools of Getting More. Here is a note I got from the class with an excerpt [...]

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Getting More In Brazil

This was just sent to us by our Publisher in Brazil — Great to see the lovely Portuguese version of Getting More occupying prime real estate in Brazilian stores, right near Steve Jobs!

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LEASE DECREASE

My 90 year old mother in law has lived in an assisted living senior facility for the past 2 years. Due to the recessed economy, management recently announced a promotional room price of $1525 per month to stir up new business. My mother in law was paying $2440 per month, and that price was slated [...]

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At Bat in Giant’s Stadium

Yesterday I had batting practice at Giants Stadium in San Francisco with Rich Murray, who played first base for the Giants from 1980-83. His stats included four home runs and 125 hits. I traded him a signed baseball for a signed copy of Getting More. Murray was on hand for an evening at the ballpark [...]

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IN PURSUIT OF A GOOD SUIT

Recently I bought a suit from one of the best fashion stores in my town in Syria. In US currency, the suit cost $300. A few days later I took the suit out of my closet, excited to sport my dapper new investment. It was then that I discovered defects in the suit that I [...]

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PATIENT PATIENT

When I called the clinic, they predictably told me that the first available appointment for me as a new patient was weeks away. My goal was to be seen right away as per my doctor’s orders. I accepted the time and date they offered me over the phone but had no intentions of giving up.

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