December 7, 2025

Happy Sunday, everyone! ☀️✨

Good morning — hope you’re all doing well and maybe even enjoying a slow start today (coffee in hand, stress on pause).

Quick question for you:
When was the last time you asked for more… and actually got it?

Most people think negotiation is this nerve-wracking showdown — but really, it’s just the skill of confidently communicating your value. And the best part? It’s learnable.

Today’s post is all about building your own Negotiation System — something that quietly raises your income at work, in business, and even in your investments.

— Ryan Rincon, Founder at The Wealth Wagon Inc.

— Mark Twain

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Most people think negotiation is something you do once a year — like when asking for a raise or buying a car.

But the people who consistently increase their income use negotiation as an everyday operating system, not an occasional skill.

A strong negotiation system makes you:

Let’s break down a simple, usable system anyone at any level can apply.

Before you negotiate anything, figure out what leverage you actually have.

Leverage comes from:

Most people negotiate blindly — they don’t calculate what power they walk in with.

Example:
If you're a top performer in your department and management is under pressure to hit Q3 goals, that’s leverage — but most employees don’t recognize it.

Money is not the only thing on the table.

You should always negotiate in two layers:

Salary, contractor fees, equity, profit share, commissions, licensing fees, retainer increases.

This is where the real gains happen:

Professionals negotiate terms.
Amateurs only negotiate price.

If you want to build wealth faster, start optimizing terms.

When you give a request, attach a “because explanation”:

People respond better when your ask sounds logical, not emotional.

Examples:

Work:
“I’d like to revisit compensation because my projects have increased from 3 to 7 this year, while maintaining a 96% delivery rate.”

Clients:
“The new rate is $3,500/month because the scope now includes analytics and weekly reporting.”

Suppliers/contractors:
“We need a 15% discount because we're placing recurring monthly orders.”

Every human brain relaxes when it hears a “because.”

A negotiation swap is something you’re willing to give in exchange for what you want.

Most people walk in with a single demand.
Professionals walk in with trade-offs.

Examples:

Negotiation swaps create cooperation instead of confrontation.

Most people negotiate emotionally and respond too quickly.

Instead, use the rule:

When you hear an offer… pause.

Silence forces the other side to reveal more, adjust terms, or justify their position.

In sales, consulting, hiring, and salary conversations, the pause increases your leverage instantly.

Try it once — you’ll be shocked how well it works.

Everyone should enter a negotiation knowing the sentence they’ll use if the deal is no longer worth it.

Examples:

Why this matters:

The worst decisions usually happen when someone doesn’t know when to walk away.

This is where most people miss out on the real growth.

After every negotiation, write down:

This builds negotiation intelligence — something that compounds like an investment.

Negotiation isn’t a trick or tactic.

It’s one of the highest ROI skills in existence, because:

And here’s the truth:

Most people aren’t losing because they’re underpaid —
they’re losing because they don’t negotiate effectively.

A simple negotiation system like this instantly puts someone in the top 10% of earners, performers, and decision-makers.