8 Be Someone Who Asks for What You Want: Reject Rejection

DOI: 10.4324/9781003260387-10

You’ve got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world’s most powerful- and neglected-secret to success and happiness.

Philanthropist, columnist, multi-millionaire Percy Ross

Jesus said, in his Sermon on the Mount, “Ask and it shall be given to you.” How true it is! Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen wrote an entire book, The Aladdin Factor, about this topic. I highly recommend it! In it, they contend that one of the greatest lessons you’ll ever learn is how to ask for what you want in life.

Over the years, I’ve witnessed so many good friends and esteemed colleagues appointed to committees, writing groups, consulting opportunities, invited lectures, ...

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