SPEAK UP!

 

This week’s tip is on speaking up. In most cases, if you ask for what you want in an appropriate manner, people are going to say yes. Successful people ask for what they want. This concept seems very simplistic, but really, that’s all that there is to it. Just ask.

The problem with speaking up lies in the fact that many people fear rejection so much, that they would rather stay where they are at, rather than ask, and risk getting told “no.” My theory is, if you ask someone for something and they say “no,” you are in the same spot that you are today. There is not too much to lose except maybe a little ego. It’s worth the risk, because they could say yes.

 

If you don’t speak up about things, people think that you don’t care or you are not interested in the tasks at hand. You may be over looked for promotional opportunities, even if you are the highest performing, just because you never speak up and ask for what you want. Be seen and be heard.

You may be scared that you don’t know how you would handle a promotion, or maybe you think you are not ready, but I’m telling you, that is your lack of confidence in yourself and fear of failure talking. Forget them. Speak up, ask for what you want, and if you get what you want, you have proven time and time again you build your wings on the way down and land gracefully. Take the risk.

 

And remember, if you choose not to speak up, don’t blame anyone else for things always being “the same” or that things “will never change.” You have the control.

This week’s challenge is to speak up for what you want in your personal and business life. This could positively change your level of fulfillment and happiness greatly.