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Collaboration is the third pillar in The Persuasion Blueprint’s Circle of Persuasion (Caring, Connection, Collaboration). If Caring ensures empathy and Connection builds trust, Collaboration is where ideas are co-created, ownership is shared, and solutions emerge that neither party could have achieved alone.

Persuasion is often misunderstood as a tool for manipulation. In reality, it is the art of aligning human instinct with thoughtful action, of helping our brains “play nice with themselves.”

When we think about the most important relationships in business and life, our minds often go straight to clients, prospects, team members, or family.

I attended a pre-Thanksgiving yoga class. Having made explicit reference to the potential interpersonal challenges associated with family get togethers over the Holidays, my instructor got me thinking about yoga’s place in helping prepare for such interactions.