Every day at home I feel like I’m a #saleswoman trying to negotiate with a somewhat rigid customer – the customer being my 6-year old son. I ask him to write number names from 1 – A10:E1050. He’s unwilling, of course. I give him a lecture on why number names are important and how writing makes his fingers strong and what not to coax him into submission. Then he says, “Alright, I’ll do it but I’ll only write from 1 – 15”. I’m in shock because that is such a bad deal. I then come down to 1 – 40. He comes up to 1 – 30. Finally, we settle.

I win because I got him to write at least that much. He wins because he got off without having to write more. It feels like a win-win. And in a few hours, we get back on the negotiation table with some other task. And then some more. I can say with utmost sincerity – I believe that #SalesSkillsAreLifeSkills.