Do you know what almost all successful business owners have in common? They all possess the ability to ask for what they need, no matter who they have to approach in order to bring them closer to their goals. Depending on one’s personality, this could be one of the scariest parts about business. Being afraid of making cold calls, soliciting business from potential clients, and/or being rejected the 8-9 times out of 10 (which is typical for a business owner) is often what causes most businesses to fail.
Look at some of the most successful businesses over the years. Take the Chicken Soup for the Soul ® enterprise by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. They began their book and found that they were too busy after three years to compile the 101 stories they sought, so they first reached out to others to help them find the rest of the stories for their book. When they selected the stories they submitted the book to 140 publishers before the first book was accepted and published. Now, we know how successful their first book was and how successful their new books continue to be, but that would never have happened if they’d been afraid to ask for assistance. They’ve created a successful formula for soliciting stories from the population for their wildly popular series.
Everyone can take a page from our REAL leaders. There are mastermind groups, think tanks, authors collaborating to get their books at the tops of the best-sellers lists, Oprah starting her Angel Network ® and asking for donations from everyone interested in helping others, consultants collaborating to offer services for access to each others’ electronic newsletter subscribers and leaders like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett collaborating on philanthropic projects. No matter what the venture is, business leaders have learned that in order to be successful, they must ask for assistance and keep asking for it until they reach their goals.
Maureen was thrilled at the prospect of her new business. She had a business plan, had done her research and was ready to hang her copywriting shingle and start making money. However, Maureen had not factored in the new business process. True, it may take some money to make money. But it also takes time to build a steady stream of clients and more time to tweak things to keep business flowing for profit. After approximately three months of sporadic sales, Maureen was disheartened. She was watching her bank account dwindle and her sales seemed to be stuck. Maureen was a proud woman and had a difficult time asking for assistance. Lucky for her, her best friend Dee did not suffer from this affliction. She knew of a few businesses with services complimentary to Maureen’s and asked to place free ads in their newsletters to fill empty space, She was an experienced cold-caller and contacted local businesses on her behalf and went online and asked graphic artists if they wanted to collaborate. Dee enlisted the services for friends, strangers and acquaintances to help Maureen put her business on the map.
This is the kind of go-getting successful people have become masters at. One should never be afraid to ask for anything that can help them reach their goals. In fact, have you ever stopped to think that if you don't ask, the answer is automatically 'NO'! So get out there and ASK, ASK, ASK!
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About the Author:
Eva Gregory, International Coach of the
Year 2006, "America's Feel Good Coach",
speaker and author of The Feel Good Guide
To Prosperity (w
ww.feelgoodguide.com)has instructed
thousands on the Law of Attraction in
person, on the radio and in dozens of
teleconference training seminars and
programs. She is the author of several
books and e-books and has co-developed
several telephone-based and internet-based
training courses on the Law of Attraction.
Her most popular program to date is her
Leading Edge Living One Year Success
Program. Eva is regularly featured on
radio and in the media and is a recognized
authority on the Law of Attraction. Her
latest book, co-authored with Jack
Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen is Life
Lessons for Mastering the Law of
Attraction. To learn more about her
products and services, visit www.LeadingEdgeCoaching.com
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