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Negotiate Anything

The Mindset That Makes People Instantly Trust You — With Former FBI Spy Recruiter Robin Dreeke

Negotiate Anything

American Negotiation Institute

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.7748 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

You can’t fake real connection — but you can learn how to create it. Robin Dreeke spent his career recruiting spies for the FBI, building trust with people trained to trust no one. In this unforgettable conversation, he reveals the mindset that transforms strangers into allies — and the key habits that turn everyday conversations into powerful relationships. Whether you're trying to lead a team, build influence, or just stop overthinking your social interactions, this episode will reset how you think about human connection. In this episode, you’ll learn: – The 4 keys to instantly building trust – Why emotional safety is more powerful than persuasion – How to stop making it about you — and become the person people open up to Connect with Robin Buy Now the Book: It's Not All About Me⁠ ⁠Buy now the book: The Code of Trust: An American Counterintelligence Expert's Five Rules to Lead and Succeed ⁠ ⁠Buy Now the Book: Sizing People Up ⁠ ⁠https://www.peopleformula.com/⁠ Follow Robin on LinkedIn Contact ANI ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Kwame Christian on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠negotiateanything.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!⁠

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Kwame Christian and you are about to step into the world of Negotiate Anything,

0:06.2

the number one negotiation podcast in the world where we teach you how to make difficult conversations easier while getting more of what you want in the process.

0:14.7

Each episode is packed with practical tips and strategies from the experts.

0:19.5

We delve into negotiation, conflict resolution,

0:22.7

and leadership skills that are crucial in both business and in life. Whether you're closing a deal,

0:28.3

managing a team, or navigating personal relationships, negotiate anything provides you with the tools

0:33.9

you need to succeed. Our conversations are real, relatable, and most importantly, rooted

0:39.8

in practicality. So if you're ready to transform your conversations and elevate your negotiation skills,

0:46.2

join me on Negotiate Anything. Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you love to

0:52.7

listen. Let's make every conversation a winning negotiation.

0:58.7

Robin, thanks for joining us today. You know, Kwame, I'd say thank you for having me, but I can't

1:04.0

even come up with the words to say thank you for having me. It is so profoundly awesome to be with you

1:08.5

and share time with you and to make such a great healthy connection. Thank you. Likewise. And everybody, shout out to our good friend of the show, Mike Reddington, for making this happen. Robin and I have been just chatting for the last 45 minutes or so. And we said, hey, do we still want to do this podcast or just hang out? So I'm pumped about this. This will be fun. Me too. And I got my

1:28.3

goosebumps are going on my arms. I use that as my gauge of how well we make a connection. That's my soul saying, hey, we're good. I love it. I love it. I'm feeling it too. So how would you get started by telling us a little bit about yourself and what you do? Boy, life arcs are great. they started long long ago or we can go forward and close.

1:45.1

So real briefly,

1:46.0

the fun,

1:46.6

sexy one that people like is,

1:48.0

so yes, Boy, life arcs are great. They started long, long ago or we can go forward and close.

1:45.1

So real briefly, the fun, sexy one that people like is, so yes, I'm a veteran Marine,

1:49.7

former FBI spy recruiter. I was a head of the FBI counterintelligence behavioral analysis program.

1:55.0

I ran our behavioral team for a number of years, wrote numerous books on how to build trust,

1:59.5

rapport, and how to have great healthy

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