Negotiation
Dialogue between Parts where everyone keeps their dignity and nobody gets fired.
Description
Self-Leadership depends on negotiation, not domination. Parts have needs and conditions; you listen, paraphrase, propose trades (“If you let me rest, I’ll check the inbox after”). Done well, it produces Inner Alignment.
What Negotiation is NOT:
Bargaining with terrorists; guilt-tripping Parts; “win-lose.”
Examples:
Anxious planner agrees to limit prep time.
Firefighter gets a safe dopamine outlet (music, not doomscrolling).
Critic switches from attacking to QA.