Dina Kaplan- When I started meditating, I knew it would make me calmer. It would slow my racing mind and help me project a less frantic energy. I wanted to feel, and be, more relaxed.
I wanted this for my personal life.
But meditation had a profound impact I didn’t expect on my professional life. It dramatically improved my skills at negotiation.
I used to be a terrible negotiator. I often didn’t get what I wanted and angered whomever I was negotiating with — the worst of both worlds!
Once I began meditating, this changed dramatically. I went from almost never getting what I wanted and leaving people upset to being so successful it almost scares me. Now I accomplish what I need and leave my counterpart feeling good about the deal and our relationship.
All this changed from meditating 20 minutes a day.