> Be willing to walk away This, or understanding your "best alternative to the negotiated agreement", is really the key to behaving in your own best interests.

> Be willing to walk away This, or understanding your "best alternative to the negotiated agreement", is really the key to behaving in your own best interests. If fear of rejection is one's rationale for giving up bargaining power by revealing too much info or for not asking for enough, then the game is lost.