How much should you ask for?

How much should you ask for?
Fiona Pelham

I regularly ask myself to play a game of ‘let’s hear 5 ‘no’s in the next 24 hours’. Spoiler alert: this is a really hard game to win. The last time I played it, I ended up with an unexpected business class flight upgrade, a free replenishment of my favourite shampoo and a new work project with a healthier than projected budget. With those results it’s a wonder I don’t play the ‘no game’ daily, but I don’t. instead, I tend to forget all about this game until I’m feeling stuck, and then I remember I’m probably not asking for anything new – just taking what I can get.

What is an entrepreneur if not a person courageous enough to ask? Entrepreneurs have the big bold visions that will make a positive impact on the world, but they aren’t one person superheroes. It isn’t the job of an entrepreneur to do it all themselves (although that’s a common mistake many fall into!). Instead, an entrepreneur is a person courageous enough to ask others to support their vision, buy their service/product, try their innovative approach.

Could the definition of an entrepreneur be the person who asks for something and is happy to hear no?

Katy Carlisle

Squarespace website design and training.

http://www.sqspqueen.com
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