The sooner you cut off negotiations with someone you shouldn't be dealing with, it gives you the chance to move on to a more profitable deal.
Interpretation
Ending unproductive negotiations allows you to focus on better opportunities.
This quote by Christopher Voss emphasizes the importance of recognizing when to disengage from unfruitful discussions or deals. By cutting off negotiations with individuals or organizations that are not conducive to your goals, you free yourself to pursue more advantageous opportunities that may lead to greater success and satisfaction. It highlights the value of making strategic decisions to prioritize better prospects.
In practice
In a business meeting discussing potential partnerships, you could quote this to emphasize the importance of recognizing unproductive negotiations.
When you expect to get into a negotiation, you expect to be faced by a guy that's going to attack you, a guy or gal that's going to attack or that they're going to try to get the best of you. Two-thirds of us, that makes us very defensive.
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