To get what we want
We have to think about it, first.
I think the biggest lesson from the month of June, for me, is that knowing what you want takes time. You have to make an effort to understand what you are getting into, what your personal “traps” are, and make sure you aren’t running away from something.
Just to make sure you are on the right path.
On the other side, you have to prepare the person you ask. Knowing what you want isn’t the only part of the “game,” you’ll have to know who you need to ask and, how they like hearing it as well as how you want to tell it.
When I was younger, I thought this was kissing ass, and now I recognize it as respect.
I had a mentor tell me once, “it doesn’t matter if you present filet mignon on a garbage can, all they see is the garbage can.” I can think of few things where that is truer than asking “what you want.”
It is a continuous struggle, and it still makes me sweat. However, I feel like I left this month more prepared to get what I “ask for.”
So, as I started this month, so shall I end it.
“What do you want?”
Books – My Goodreads Account
- Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal
- Ego Is the Enemy
- The Trusted Advisor
- Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life
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