The Negotiation Guide for Women Who Hate Negotiating

You've read the advice. You know you should negotiate. But when the moment comes, your heart pounds, your mind goes blank, and you hear yourself say 'Yes, that's fine' instead of pushing for something better. Or maybe you do ask, and when you hit pushback, you back down just to escape the discomfort. The guilt, the anxiety, the frustration afterward — it's exhausting.

This book isn't about becoming a shark, adopting a 'power pose', or memorizing manipulative lines. Forget the generic 'just ask!' advice that ignores the very real social and emotional costs many women face. The Negotiation Guide for Women Who Hate Negotiating is built on a different premise: you don't need to change your personality, just your approach. Based on cognitive-behavioral techniques, social psychology, and game theory, this ground-breaking system provides a step-by-step framework that breaks negotiation into a clear, manageable process. You'll learn to reset your emotional baseline, prepare like a strategist, communicate with a calm confidence you can fake until you feel it, and walk away with better outcomes and — just as importantly — your sanity intact.

This is a practical, hands-on manual. You'll find actionable checklists, diagnostic tools, real-world scripts, and a 7-day plan to start you on the path. You will learn from the almost-invisible micro-negotiations of daily life how to build the core skills needed for the high-stakes discussions. It's for smart, motivated women who want to get the raise, win the deal, set the boundary, and take the next step — without the drama, the dread, or the dislike for the process. Welcome to a structured, evidence-informed system that's as effective as it is dread-free.