And I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:9
I have met a gentleman last week who has lost his job, as his company made more than half of the staff redundant.
“It is hard to find a job these days” he said “the market is crowded with job applicants and companies are getting rid of their existing staff” he adds.
So I asked: “Who did you talk to? And where did you apply?”
“There is no use even if I talk no one will listen in this tough period”
That reminded me of an old joke about a man who was complaining about never winning the lottery and when his friend asked him how many tickets has he bought in his life , he replies “none I never win so why buy”
We cannot expect good things to happen if we do not ask for them, it is just a question and there is no harm in asking a question. All it takes is just a simple question.
In Sales this question is called: asking for a referral, and a good sales person knows that the least that they expect to get out of a meeting is a referral, so if the client doesn’t need their product or service there is a large chance that they know someone who does.
Just two days ago, while an amazing mastermind session was being wrapped up, I said to the group “ I am going to Morocco in 2 weeks, do you guys know any one there?” and my good friend Reg www.regathwal.com jumped of his chair to grab a list of more than 30 business cards, whom I have emailed and got 2 scheduled meetings.
All I had to do is ask.
So my advice for you is to take control of your environment and choose your response to what is happening around you and never give in to the general negative mood.
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks the door will be opened Luke 11:10
I close this blog by a small extract of Habit 1: Be proactive; by Dr. Stephen Covey
It is inspiring to realize that in choosing our response to circumstance, we powerfully affect our circumstance. When we change one part of the chemical formula, we change the nature of the results. Those who are proactive focus on what they can do, on what they can influence.
So good luck on your new questions to be asked and if you need help you know who to write to: info@ideasgrp.com
