11.24.07
“ASK WHOM?”
I want to discover how to find the symbol for English pound sterling currency on my keyboard. I have two options: I can search for it myself, or I can ask other people how to find it. That’s easy. Sooner or later, I will find out one of two things: Either I will find the pound symbol on my keyboard, whoopee do, or I will find that it is not available on my keyboard. Damn! The next step is what separates the winners from the losers. At this point, 97% of people will quit and say, “Well, it’s not on my keyboard, so I can’t use it when writing my insipid little articles.” Only THREE PERCENT will go out and find a keyboard that has it, or find a way to use it. They will not be denied. They will accomplish their goal, no matter what it costs, how long it takes, or how many people try to get in their way.
The sad thing, however, is that when most people (the 97%) have a question or a problem, they ask the wrong people for the answer. If you ask a loser a question, you will get a loser answer. A loser might answer, “You can’t find the pound symbol on your keyboard, so you’re screwed.” A winner will answer, “It’s not on your keyboard, so you have to find another way - YAHOO! You Always Have Other Options!”
Don’t ask someone who has no money how to make money, an employee how to be an entrepreneur, or person who has never given birth about childbirth. Don’t ask a man who is a “Stay-at-Home-Dad” or who is so whipped he needs his wife’s permission to turn on the TV set, how to be a man. Don’t ask the wrong people the right questions. Don’t expect to learn how to succeed from a loser. When I hear that people go to college to learn from teachers how to do business, I feel sick to my stomach. It’s like asking your bank manager for financial advice. Not smart.
But DO ask the right people the right questions. DO ask a self-made success how to be more successful, a successful sportsman how to excel in the same sport, a happily married couple how to emulate their success. DO ask successful people to help you, and then be prepared to take their advice. Successful people love helping others, but they won’t carry you, tolerate your excuses, or do it for you. They expect you to be responsive, responsible, and motivated, or they will move on and leave you behind.
The more you ask, the more you will learn and achieve. Some will, some won’t, so what? NEXT? I talked with someone who is in sales the other day. She was whining that she couldn’t make her sales quota. I asked her if she had asked EVERYONE she came across that day to buy her product. NO. I asked if she had called everyone in her address book at least six times and asked them to buy her product. NO. I asked if she spent every waking hour asking people to buy her product. NO. I told her, “Your problem is that you’re not really serious about selling your product. You have to be absolutely passionate and fanatical about it. You have to be excited and motivated. If your life was on the line, would you do the aforementioned to make your sales quota? Oh, YES!
You will be amazed at what you will accomplish is you ask more of the right people the right question. Even beggars on the street know that! They don’t ask everyone, but they ask almost everyone for money. And some of them make more money than those little self-employed salespeople you see lurking around the Chamber of Commerce meetings. Even prostitutes know this! They stand out in the rain and snow, freezing in their skimpy clothes, SMILING and WAVING and ASKING! I think we should round up all the salespeople and put them into a seminar run by junkie prostitutes.
By all means, ASK. Ask the right people. Ask the right questions. “You have not, because you ask not.” That’s true! Work smart. Learn from real experts, not some arrogant kid who paid too much to attend overpriced courses and seminars, but someone who actually gets results. Use the same systems that successful people use, and you will save yourself a lot of time and trouble. I found a proven system that will make me a lot of money. It costs $49 and $35 per month and you can retire within three years with it. It’s been proven thousands of times over 35 years. I tell people, “If you use this system and follow it exactly, you can’t lose.” 97% of them will quit within the first few days, weeks, or months. Three percent will become millionaires. Same opportunity, same market, same system, same training.
Perhaps your life will change dramatically when you learn the power of asking the right people the right questions all the time. Remember, if someone is very good at physical fitness, that doesn’t mean they are great in other areas of their lives. Learn from them about what they’re successful at. And if you’re in sales or Network Marketing, ask EVERYONE, because duds lead to studs.
Robin J. Elliott www.DollarMakers.com
