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Sunday, March 1, 2026

You don't hate negotiation. You hate the feeling.

Hey there,

Let me ask you something, honestly.

Think about the last time you had to have a difficult conversation. Not a casual one, a real one.

(A raise. A boundary. A confrontation you'd been avoiding)

What did your body do?

Stomach tight. Breathing shallow. Maybe your hands started sweating before you even opened your mouth. That voice in your head saying: Don't rock the boat. It's not worth it. Just let it go.

That feeling is why you avoid negotiating.

Not the conversation itself. The feeling of discomfort.

And you're not alone.

Research shows that 70% of people regularly avoid negotiating because of emotional discomfort not because they lack the words.

What If There Was a Way to Remove That Feeling?

Kwame Christian is the host of the world's #1 negotiation podcast and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute.

He's spent a decade studying one question:

Why do smart, capable people freeze in the moments that matter most?

His answer: we've been taught negotiation all wrong.

"We've been told negotiation is me versus you.

A battle. A zero-sum game where my winning requires your losing. No wonder we hate it. That model is broken."

Kwame developed a different model. He calls it Compassionate Curiosity, and it flips the entire dynamic:

Step 1: Acknowledge emotions. Theirs and yours. Don't pretend this is purely logical; it never is.

Step 2: Get curious with compassion. Ask questions not to win, but to understand. "Out of curiosity..." becomes your most powerful tool.

Step 3: Solve the problem together. It's not me vs. you. It's you and me vs. the problem.

Simple?

Yes. But Kwame will show you exactly how to deploy it in this masterclass happening on March 3 on Youtube live, with the specific language that transforms confrontation into collaboration.

Learn How To Stay Confident In Difficult Conversations with Kwame Christian this Tue, Mar 3.

Add This Live Event To Your Calendar

This Tuesday, March 3, Kwame is going LIVE on YouTube to teach this framework in a free, no-signup, no-paywall session.

What you'll experience:

A live breakdown of the Compassionate Curiosity method
The one word that kills every negotiation (and what to say instead)
A real-time negotiation demonstration you won't forget
Why the best negotiators never try to "win" and how that's their secret weapon

Add This Live Event To Your Calendar

"The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations." - Kwame Christian.

Think about how this masterclass might change how you see every conversation this week:

Here's a thought tip for you from Kwame, read this again before your next difficult conversation:

"It's not hero versus villain. It's a team. You have a role and value. They have a role and value. And you are going to come together and solve the problem."

Hear the full method live on Tuesday.