what we most value by alienating and angering people,” explains William Ury, co-author of Getting to Yes. Next month he elaborates in his new book, The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes.
My now retired literary agent and friend, Patti Breitman co-authored with Connie Hatch a book on the same theme some years ago that I have turned to more than once: How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty. I look forward to seeing how they compare.
Then, in April, look for Jennifer Hecht’s take on another popular topic these days, The Happiness Myth: Why What We Think is Wrong. It is a thoughtful, fresh variation of Stumbling on Happiness.
You’ll find more on happiness here and here and here ... and here, thanks to Ben Casanocha.
