Before the Offer Arrives

Name your deal-breakers before the offer arrives. Then hold the line.

Being wanted is a powerful feeling, and it does math on your behalf. The commute you swore off becomes something you can live with. The boss who sounded like a micromanager becomes someone who cares about details.

That is why the time to decide what you will not accept is before anyone is courting you.

Write 3 columns tonight: what you want, what you can tolerate, and what you will not do.

Then run the next real role through them the day it shows up.

One deal-breaker is the whole answer. Knowing it ahead of time is what lets you say yes to the right one.

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