Do your inner voices ever hold you back? Imagine this: A new potential client just called to ask you to submit a proposal for a big job. Great possibilities here. You're the perfect person for the task! You're excited. But then in an eye blink, your "Whoa" voice takes over. Whoa. Whoa. What makes you think you’re qualified to do that? Even though you have a lot of related experience, you’ve never done exactly that before. In fact, pretty much everything you’ve … [Read more...]
Yes You Can! Learning to Say “Wow!” instead of “Whoa”
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Categories: Making Better Decisions, Overcoming Challenges Tagged: Energy, Everything is Figureoutable, Marie Forleo, Saying "No", saying yes
“NO” – The First Step Toward a Win-Win
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I've asked you for a favor and you have said “no.” Sounds like the end of the conversation, right? Wrong! -- it’s just the beginning! My job is to find out what exactly you said "No” to. What aspect of my request triggered your response? Four Reasons for a "No" In most circumstances there are only four reasons that someone says "No" to a request: 1. Timing We might be able and willing -- just not right now. 2. Amount We might be happy to help but not at that … [Read more...]
Categories: Fundraising, Getting What You Want, Increasing Awareness, Uncategorized Tagged: intentional conversation, Saying "No", Win-win