Ms. Obieray Rogers

On the Other Side of Yes: Understanding the Power of Agreement Ms. Obieray Rogers

A relative, friend or acquaintance comes to you and says, ?Hey, can you do me a favor?? and you respond, ?Sure,? without knowing all of the pertinent circumstances of what you have agreed to. The favor may be as simple as providing a ride to the grocery store or something more nefarious like driving the getaway car after a bank robbery, or everything and anything in between. The basic principle of agreement is that once you say yes, you have set in motion events and actions that cannot always be changed or stopped. If the request is to do something disagreeable, because you?re a person of your word, you finish what you start. If the request is to do something pleasant, time restraints and other obligations may make the agreement challenging to fulfill. But what can you do? Well, for starters you can read this book! When you are finished with this exploration of the subject of agreement and the power behind it, you will never look at agreements in quite the same way. The next time someone asks for a favor you will gather as much information as possible before responding to their request.