Is That The Best You Can Do For Me?

You can always count on learning something new and interesting from Tim Ferriss’ blog. For those of you that don’t know him, he is the author of The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. Yesterday he had an article titled: “How to Negotiate like an Indian — 7 Rules” in which he discusses how to ensure that you are always getting the best deals.

Too often in the Western world, negotiation is seen as the domain of union officials, real estate agents and used car dealers. We expect a certain amount of negotiating when making some purchases but we fail to see how much more we could be getting out of life simply by asking! I don’t think I’ll be using all of the hardcore tips from Tim’s article, but it did a great job of reminding me that we need to look at life from time to time and say “Is that the best you can do for me?”

Don’t settle for what’s being offered just because you’re afraid to ask some questions that may seem uncomfortable at first! You’re life is worth more than that – isn’t it?