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Asking Immediately Is One Of The Most Powerful Techniques Around
Why asking immediately can get you far in life and business.
Whenever you feel stuck in life, all you have to do is ask.
It’s a simple technique that has evolved into a business practice today and it has a lot of discussion to it. From Gary Vaynerchuk’s book Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, Vaynerchuk outlines in his book that we have to give (i.e. work a lot for very little) before we start asking people for stuff and growing.
This practice is big to many people who follow Vaynerchuk, but for me personally, I see a few flaws in it.
Why not ask outright?
Because I honestly feel that even with Vaynerchuk’s approach, there is a mental barrier. That we have to pump ourselves up by giving things away before we feel we deserve to ask people for stuff.
That’s not to say we should never be giving value to other people. But what’s the issue with over-delivering while we are asking for what we want?
In the end, I feel that while asking is a solid technique, asking or making a statement right away about what you can offer can hold a lot of merits. After all, I’m in the midst of pitching to people and not trying to figure out peoples needs or qualify them. I’m…
