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365 Days of Coaching
Published by Coach Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD
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You Won't Know if You Don't Ask

Just about every time I have asked someone how he or she got to do something, or made something happen, or received a favor, the answer is the same. They tell me, "I asked." If you don't ask you don't get.

A lot of people don't ask because they assume the answer will be no. I was picking up some fried chicken for my husband at our local grocery store. I buy the chicken from the deli because that is his favorite. I arrived late and noticed that there were only a few dark pieces left, so I asked Mike, the deli person, for an eight-piece bag of dark meat. After he gave me the eight-piece meal there was one piece of dark meat left. I asked Mike if the store still threw away the leftover chicken at the end of the day (a practice I just can't stand) and he said yes.

"Well then Mike," I said, "you should give me that last piece of dark meat since you will just throw it away." Without a word Mike reached in the case, grabbed the leg and put it in my bag. When I told my husband that I had done that he just laughed and I said, "Hey, you don't know if you don't ask."

Coaching

There is no guarantee you will get if you ask, {FIRSTNAME}, but I can guarantee, if you don't ask, you won't get!

Coaching Question

What will you ask for today?

Daily Action

Today, ask three people for something you want. You could ask someone for a date, to give you something extra at the restaurant or you could even ask someone to just sit and listen to you for a few minutes. If you don't get whatever it is you ask for you have lost nothing, but if you do, you have gained confidence and courage to keep on asking.

Quotes

"Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want." Joseph Wood Krutch

"We tend to get what we expect." Norman Vincent Peal

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