“Is That The Best You Can Do?”

Is that the best you can do?

This is a very good question. The "power" in this question is two fold.

One, for yourself and two, for others.

See, asking yourself, "Is this the best I can do?" is a great way to motivate yourself to work that much harder, and strive that much more for excellence. If you're going to do something, why not do it with excellence.

More importantly and what I want to focus on in this post is the power that this question has for others.

When you are negotiating over something, be it a price, payout, offer rights, and other things, asking the other person, "Is this the best you can do?" can often be a very beneficial question for you to ask.

Many times by just asking, new opportunities and deals can open up to you.