<div dir="ltr">Going to the Balcony<div>- Action provokes reaction, reaction provokes counter-reaction, and it never ends.<br><div>- Controlling your reactions<br></div><div>- Seeing your position as a third party</div><div>- Holding your truest interests close</div><div><br></div><div>Natural Reactions</div><div>1. Striking Back- Fuels the fire (damages long term relationships) (rarely </div><div>2. Giving In to their way: want to be done with it. (usually unsatisfactory outcome)</div><div>3. Breaking Off of the engagement: hasty reaction that is regretted later</div><div><br></div><div>Name the Game:</div><div>Stone Walls: Refusal to budge- "It's policy"</div><div>Attacks: Threaten to dire consequences </div><div>Tricks: Tactics to dupe you into giving in/ Manipulation</div><div><br></div><div>Take a Time Out</div><div>Don't Make Important Decisions on the spot</div><div>Don't Get Mad, Don't Get Even, Get what you want</div><div>- Name the game, time to think, get what you want</div><div><br></div></div></div>