How do you stand up for yourself better?

When taking out the trash, when it is the children's bedtime, when dividing property in the event of a divorce, when buying a house, when buying a second-hand car. At countless times of the day, at countless times in life, on important and less important topics, we practice the art of negotiation: the process by which two parties come to a mutually satisfying solution. Where you stand up for yourself and also for others. This is what it comes down to: 

The 10 basic negotiation techniques.

1. Know your margin. Know how far you are willing to go and decide in advance.

2. Know what you want. Thoroughly consider beforehand what you want to get out of the negotiation and what you want to achieve, what your end goal is. It is of no use if you want to negotiate and you do not know what for. 

3. Strive for win-win. Achieve an outcome in which all parties involved benefit and benefit from the agreement. 

4. Be flexible. Show that you are willing to give up certain things to acquire others.

5. Use body language. Understand the unspoken. Listen to what is said and what is not said

6. Get informed. Make yourself aware of as much information as possible that has to do with the subject, but also with the other party. What kind of position is he in? How badly does he want the appointment to go through? What are the hidden interests?

7. Don't make concessions just like that. Negotiate any gesture you are willing to make.

8. Think of variables. Part of the room for negotiation may lie in the conditions. A discount, delivery, staggered payment terms. 

9. Swap. Give something and get something in return of equal value or, better yet, of greater value. 

10. Come up with a strategy. 

"The greatest danger is not aiming and missing too high, but aiming and striking too low." - Michelangelo, Italian painter.