Thursday, September 13, 2007

I Have Two Words For You!... "THANK YOU!"

At the end of a mediation, whether the length was three-hours, the entire day, or even into the night, when those words flow out of the party's mouths, it means the world to me.

Once everyone is in the room and the session begins, my desire is to keep the dialog flowing and letting the "magic" unfold.

Finally, after the coffee has tuned into something that probably requires an octane rating and your dry board looks like an aerial Google photo, the agreement gets drawn up and signed by everyone.

I don't expect the party's to always be happy with each other, but if they are happy with the process and thank me for "sticking with it", like the credit card commercial says: "Getting a satisfactory settlement - PRICELESS