• Asking for a raise
• Confronting a backstabber
• Firing an employee
• Negotiating for more severance
• Ending a friendship
• Confronting a sexual harasser
• Debating vacations with your spouse
• Heading off potential client problems

Excerpt from Lifescript #7. Asking for a Salary Increase

Icebreaker: I'd like to thank you for the opportunity you and the company have given me. I recognize that you've been very influential in my growth and advancement. However, I have a problem that I need your help with.

Pitch #1: I've been concentrating solely on my professional growth and haven't been paying attention to my stream of income...

Pitch #2: I think my salary no longer reflects my contribution to the company...

Pitch #3: I think my salary no longer matches my job responsibilities...

Whether you're asking for a raise, confronting a backstabber, dealing with sexual harassment, ring an employee, renegotiating a loan, discussing elder care with siblings, or asking your spouse to lose weight, scripts give you the most effective approach-and the actual words-to use.

Each of the scripts provide you with an icebreaker opener, a "pitch," and a ow-chart of rejoinders to give any response, positive or negative.

You'll also nd strategic pointers on attitude, timing, preparation, and behavior.

From a heart-to-heart chat with a friend to a boardroom confrontation with a CEO, scripts provide a map to navigate successfully through the most complicated and dreaded situations you may face in your career, business, and personal life.