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41. 
Get Good at Asking  
“He who asks may be a fool for five minutes. He who doesn’t is a fool for a lifetime,” goes the wise Chinese 
Proverb. It makes me think of an ad I read in the classic fields recently that said, “To the beautiful woman in the 
brown suede coat at the drugstore at [street location provided] on Saturday, November 28 @ 4 p.m. You 
bumped into me in front of the magazine section. I would love to meet and chat.” The man who placed this ad 
then left his phone number. Destiny had given him an opportunity – possibly to meet the woman of his dreams 
– and he had squandered it. And now, after regretting the fact that he “did not ask,” he has had to resort to 
placing an ad in the newspaper in the desperate hope of finding this woman. 
 
The more you ask, the more you get, but it takes practice to get good at it. Success is a number game. As 
the Buddhist sages observed, “Every arrow that hits the bull’s eye s the result of one hundred misses.” Over the 
coming weeks, flex your “asking muscles” by asking for a better table at your favorite restaurant, for a free 
second scoop at your local ice cream shop or for a complimentary upgrade on your next airline flight. You 
might be surprised at the abundance that will flow into your life when you just ask sincerely for the things you 
want. Remember, the person who asks for what he wants at least has a chance of getting what he wants. The 
person who does not ask has no chance. One of the best books I have read on the power of asking is The 
Aladdin Factor, written by my friend and speaking colleague Mark Victor Hansen along with self – esteem 
expert Jack Canfield. Full of practical ideas and simple techniques, the book also contains a wealth of inspiring 
quotes like this one from Somerset Maugham: “It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but 
the best, you very often get it.” 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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