So many of us are negotiating every day: at work, at home, and most importantly, with ourselves—without even realizing it. Yet, when we think of “negotiation,” we often imagine a high-stakes business deal or a zero-sum game where someone wins and someone loses. That mindset is long obsolete. It's been holding us back from better relationships, greater confidence, and even personal happiness. 

In this episode of the Happiness Squad Podcast, Ashish Kothari and Mori Taheripour—renowned negotiation expert, Wharton professor, and author of Bring Yourself—reframe what negotiation really means.

Mori Taheripour is a globally recognized negotiation expert, a 12-time award-winning faculty member at the Wharton School, a highly sought-after speaker, and the author of Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• What negotiation really means in everyday life

• The importance of negotiating with yourself

• Why leading with curiosity makes you a better decision-maker

• How to turn rejection into opportunity

• Why self-awareness starts with stillness

• The difference between perfection and excellence

• What it means to show up as your full self

• How to handle conflict by gaining perspective

Get ready to negotiate fearlessly from the inside out. Tune in—you’ll never see negotiation the same way again.

Resources:✅

• Mori Taheripour website: http://www.moritaheripour.com/

• Wharton Legal Studies and Business Ethics: http://lgst.wharton.upenn.edu/ 

Books:✅

• Bring Yourself by Mori Taheripour: https://a.co/d/34lTnOZ 

• Hardwired for Happiness by Ashish Kothari: https://a.co/d/2iRN8rK 

• Getting to Yes Book by Roger Fisher and William Ury: https://a.co/d/4YNbIZu