How to Get What You Want
You already know what you want. The question is, do you know how to get it?
On How to Get What You Want, Susie Tomenchok shows you how to navigate the moments at work that actually determine your career. The conversations, decisions, and situations where what you say and how you show up shapes your career growth, leadership presence, and professional advancement.
Because getting what you want isn’t about being louder or more aggressive. It’s about how you think, how you position yourself, and how you handle those moments at work.
And whether you call it that or not, that’s negotiation.
Not the kind that feels pushy or uncomfortable. The everyday kind you’re already in.
When you decide to speak up in a meeting
When you ask for an opportunity
When you handle workplace conflict
When you position your ideas and advocate for your value
Each week, Susie breaks down real workplace scenarios, communication strategies, and mindset shifts so you can stop second-guessing yourself and start getting what you want in your career and your life.
How to Get What You Want
Are You Focusing on What You Want or What They Need?
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Too many people walk into a negotiation focused only on what they want, without considering the other side. But the best negotiators know that understanding the other person’s needs isn’t just nice—it’s how you get better results.
In this episode, I’ll challenge the way you think about negotiation and show you how a simple mindset shift can change everything. We’ll talk about why empathy is a strategic advantage, how to stop making assumptions, and what happens when you start asking the right questions. If you’ve ever felt like your asks aren’t landing the way you want, this episode will help you rethink how to position them—and make it easier for the other person to say yes.
In This Episode, I’ll Cover:
- Why shifting your focus to the other party makes you a stronger negotiator.
- The right way to ask questions that uncover what actually matters.
- How to reframe your asks so the other person is more likely to say yes.
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🚀 Ready to Get What You Want?
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📖 Continue Your Professional Growth with These Resources:
Get my Book: The Art of Everyday Negotiation without Manipulation:
www.susietomenchok.com/our-book--the-art-of-negotiation
Learn more about booking me for a workshop: www.susietomenchok.com/workshops-and-training
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Remember, negotiation is more than a skill—it’s a mindset.
💕Susie
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