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Understanding that you can make requests of this other person.
Understanding that if they say “no” to a request you make, that should be viewed as
a “yes to something else.” Ask the appropriate person directly what that something
else might be.
Communicating calmly with the other person as best as you can to try to learn
what that “something else” might be.
Conducting yourself with the intention of having your needs met in the situation
but not at the expense of anyone else’s needs.
Used with permission from Thom Bond of the New York Center for Nonviolent Communication SM .
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