Mediation is the art of compromise. Mediation is also the science of how people act with one another. Mediation requires us to believe what we say and to recognize that those on the other side of our dispute believe what they say. For mediation to be successful and to end with a settlement, you may also be required to believe that your opponent may be right and you may be wrong. The rub, the difficulty, is finding where your tolerance lies for the risk you may be wrong...