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I just returned from the Global Summit on Negotiation and Trust in Phoenix, Arizona.  It was a three day workshop:    http://globalsummitonnegotiation.com/ The summit was held at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and focused on these areas: Foundations of trust in negotiation International negotiations and cross-cultural considerations The psychology of influence & persuasion in negotiation Brand development and trust High-stakes negotiations Commercial procurement Managing emotions and stress in negotiation It was led by a panel of distinguished speakers that ranged from Divya Narendra one of the original facebook "idea" founders to Stephen MR Covey, an award winning author of self help books. My favorite speaker was Mr. Chris Voss, a former high profile FBI negotiator - talk about captivating! The three day event focused on how to develop trust in your business relationships and become a better negotiator. There was about 15 speakers an...

My first job was shoveling pig manure on my fathers pig farm in rural Eastern Washington State.  We had to clean the pig pens out in between sows that were ready to give birth.  If I wanted some quick cash I would help my dad out.  He would pay me $4.00 per hour to shovel manure out of the pen.  It was hard work and the smell was to die for.  That smell is nasty, but after you are out in it for about 30 minutes or so, your nose would get used to it. I would wear my yellow Sony Walkman and listen to Madonna while I was shoveling pig manure...it was fun times.   I had to wear heavy rubber boots to keep the manure off of my feet, but it would still splatter on your clothes.   It was really disgusting.  There would often be maggots hatching in the manure and often dead carcasses of baby piglets that did not make it.   But I would not think about the grossness factor, it was all about the money.  Now you could not pay me to do that sh$%^ fo...