Negotiate Your Next Deal with a Manager/Agent

I have a few friends who call me their manager. My kids even do it when I want them to use one of their skills and I don’t want to pay them. LOL “I need to speak to my manager first,” they say.  Immediately, I know I can’t deal with them as if it’s mom asking a favor and as a business woman requiring a service. They also get into the habit of not saying yes, just because they want to please me or think the opportunity is awesome. Our egos love it when someone slips in our inbo...