Phase 01 · Define · Module 2

The Negotiation

You've seen the quiet trades you've been making against yourself. These three tools turn that awareness into a declaration you can stand on.

Lesson → The three tools → Worksheet
01 The Artifact

The Decision Declaration

A done-for-you one-page manifesto — the trades you're done making, written as firm present-tense statements. You bring what you named in the lesson and give it a form worthy of being saved.

The Trade I Was Making
I used to trade ___ for ___.
What It Was Really Costing Me
The price I stopped noticing I was paying.
What I'm No Longer Willing to Renegotiate
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The Declaration
One line, present tense, in my voice.
02 The Translation Guide

Turn your answers into a draft

You've done the thinking. Paste your worksheet answers into these and let them carry you from notes to a usable first draft — faster. The words stay yours.

Prompt One · Name the trades
Here are the trades I've been making against myself (my notes below). Help me rewrite each one as a clear, calm statement of what I'm no longer willing to negotiate. Keep them firm, not dramatic. [paste your notes]
Prompt Two · Make it a manifesto
Turn these into a short personal manifesto — first person, present tense, my voice.

The standing instruction — keep this on every prompt

Keep my language and my meaning. Don't make me sound like everyone else. If something is unclear, ask me one question before you draft.

03 The Pattern Interrupt

Move through your pattern

Add the line that matches your pattern to any prompt above. It names the tendency that softens your declarations — so you write them firm.

The Keeper

"Center what I want here, not what's easiest for everyone around me."

The Curator

"Push me to a strong 90% and tell me it's ready to release."

The Negotiator

"Make me commit to one answer, not keep my options open."

The Quiet Authority

"Make sure I'm visible and credited here, not behind the work."