Inspiration for Your Author Asks from Business Philosopher Jim Rohn

Good working is less important than good asking — and ditch your teaspoon

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In a short YouTube clip worth bookmarking, business philosopher Jim Rohn breaks down the power and art of asking into three points so simple and yet so beyond how we normally think.

1. Asking is the beginning of receiving.

Not marketing. Not hoping. Not posting. Asking. Direct, specific, clear asking is where receiving starts. If you want something — book sales, speaking gigs, partnerships, testimonials, introductions, bulk orders — you have to ask for it first.

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2. The problem isn’t receiving. The problem is your failure to ask.

Receiving, Rohn says, is automatic. The ocean doesn’t run dry. Opportunities don’t disappear because someone else took them. The thing standing between you and what you want isn’t a scarcity of possibilities — it’s your reluctance to ask for them…