Kurt Gerwitz

“Rats and people come to love things for which they have suffered” - Leon Estinger

Yesterday, I found some minor errors on a great website yesterday. I quickly emailed the “contact us” link and detailed how to improve. Then, I asked for an account upgrade, which I was granted.

Lessons: 1) Don’t give anything away without asking for something in return. 2) Trade 1s (easy email) for 10s (account access) 3) Don’t be afraid to ask. The worst you can get is a “No.” 4) Ask for more than you expect to receive  

Notice how I earned respect by being cheeky. I suspect I also earned respect for my well cited, easy to read email. 

Today, I’ll spend all day on the site…. and probably email him some more free Quality Assurance work. 

Super GMAT prep internet site : PrepForTests.com

Joel’s response pasted below:  

Thanks very much for informing me about the errors in the tutorials. I’ve fixed both of these but if you spot any more or have any other suggestions for improvements please do get in touch.I’ve given your account unlimited question access (I enjoyed your cheek in asking)Best of luck with your GMAT and I hope you find our site useful

Joel

Action that does not require thought.  - Jerry Nelson 

Courage = action through fear

Intelligence = ability to predict the future.

Telling is not training.

Plan: Failure to plan is planning to fail.In the negotiation workshop material, a planning worksheet asks all the right questions to prepare for a negotiation. I have been more than satisfied using this worksheet to prepare my PCMs (physical closing meetings.) For more specifics, stay tuned.

The top two outstanding negotiation topics are mindset and planning. In seminars, I take a room full of people and have them negotiate widgets. Great practice on tactics, yes, but even more valuable is the lesson on mindset. After the activity, we process the results from the room: What price did you go in at? What price did you write down as your ultimate (the “I won’t go beyond this” price-point?) Then I ask the adversary the same questions.I plot these 5 pieces of data: seller’s opening and ultimate, buyer’s opening and ultimate — plus resulting agreement. It is quickly revealed that the more ambitious the mindset, the more successful the result.You may have to see it to believe it, but it’ll blow your mind.