Overview
Before you initiate any type of conversation today, take time to formulate your goals clearly. Put together a plan detailing what you really want, and another mapping out how you're going to get it. Usually you're the one who adjusts to fit someone else's demands. But right now you need to ask someone else to bend to your schedule. To make it easy for them to say 'yes,' let them know what's in it for them. Or figure out what you're willing to sacrifice in exchange for their cooperation.
