Radio Country: The $500,000 conversation you've been avoiding

Saturday, February 28, 2026

The $500,000 conversation you've been avoiding

Hey there,

You lost a negotiation this week.

You probably didn't even realize it.

It wasn't in a boardroom. There was no contract on the table. Nobody said the word "negotiation."

But it happened.

Maybe you accepted a project timeline you knew was unrealistic — but didn't push back.

Maybe a client quoted a price and you said "okay" instead of "here's what I was thinking."

Maybe your partner made a decision you disagreed with, and you let it slide because the conversation felt too hard.

Each one of those moments has a cost.

Here's the truth:

The average person leaves over $500,000 on the table in their lifetime from conversations they were afraid to have.

Not just salary. Contracts. Boundaries. Relationships. The terms of your own life.

The Man Who Was Afraid to Speak

Kwame Christian grew up as a first-generation Caribbean American kid in a small farming town in Ohio. The only Black kid in school. He learned early that saying the wrong thing could mean losing everything: friends, safety, belonging.

So he did what most of us do. He became a people-pleaser. Said yes when he meant no. Avoided every hard conversation. Smiled through every compromise.

Then one mentor said something that changed the trajectory of his entire life:

"Kwame, there is a big difference between being liked and being respected. And you're not going to live the kind of life you want unless you're willing to have tough conversations."

Today, Kwame is the CEO of the American Negotiation Institute. He hosts the world's #1 negotiation podcast. He's trained Fortune 500 executives, trial lawyers, and entrepreneurs on five continents.

And the framework that changed everything?

He calls it Compassionate Curiosity.

A method that lets you negotiate with confidence without sacrificing your relationships.

In our most recent Mindvalley U event, Kwame delivered this framework on stage and the audience loved it, they called it "the most practical talk" of the entire event.

This Tuesday, March 3, we're streaming the Kwame's Compassionate Curiosity Method

You don't need to sign up. There is no paywall. Just show up.

Yes! Remind me to watch it live

Here's what you'll walk away with:

The real reason your difficult conversations go sideways — it's not what you think, and it has nothing to do with the words you use
His 3-step framework that's been taught at Microsoft, NASA, and Fortune 500 companies — and why it works in boardrooms and at kitchen tables
A single mindset shift that turns every confrontation from a battle into a collaboration (once you see it, you can't unsee it)
What to do in the first 10 seconds of a tense conversation that determines whether it goes well or falls apart

This is your live coaching session for this method with Kwame.

Add This Live Event To Your Calendar

Why free: The feedback from the live audience was so extraordinary, we built an entire 14-day quest with Kwame called Negotiate with confidence and it's now on Mindvalley. This stage talk is the perfect introduction: a taste of the framework before you go deeper. Don't miss this live.

Remember: you negotiate every single day.

With your boss, your clients, your partner, and yourself.

The only question is whether you're winning or leaving money, time, and respect on the table.

👉Add this Youtube Live to your calendar so that you don't miss it.

P.S. — Kwame says, "The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations." On Tuesday, he'll show you exactly how to get there. Don't miss this one. Save the link now.