William Ury, coauthor from the international bestseller Addressing Yes, profits with another groundbreaking publication, this time around asking: how can we expect to reach yes with others if we haven’t 1st reached yes with ourselves?

Renowned negotiation expert William Ury offers taught thousands of people from all strolls of life-managers, lawyers, factory workers, coal miners, schoolteachers, diplomats, and government officials-how to be better negotiators. Over time, Ury has found out about Getting to Yes with Yourself: (and Other Valuable Opponents) that the greatest obstacle to successful agreements and satisfying relationships is not the other aspect, as difficult because they can be. The biggest obstacle is in fact our very own selves-our natural tendency to react in ways that usually do not serve our accurate interests.

But this obstacle can also become our biggest opportunity, Ury argues. If we figure out how to understand and influence ourselves first, we lay the groundwork for understanding and influencing others. With this prequel to Getting to Yes, Ury presents a seven-step method to assist you to reach agreement with yourself initial, dramatically improving your capability to negotiate with others.

Practical and effective, Getting to Yes with Yourself helps readers reach great agreements with others, develop healthy relationships, help to make their businesses even more effective, and live a lot more satisfying lives.