[Text] If you don’t ask, the answer will always be no.

Being told “no” sucks, which is why we often avoid putting ourselves in situations where we might get rejected. However, actually receiving that rejection usually isn’t that big of a deal. In essence, the problem is that we hold ourselves back, and spend a huge amount of time and effort agonizing over the decision whether or not to act, just because were afraid of rejection, even when that rejection has no consequences.

Think about it this way: once you get over the fear of the rejection, you only stand to profit by putting yourself out there and asking for what you want. Up until the moment you ask, you automatically have “no” for an answer. Therefore, by asking, you can either keep that “no”, or possibly change it to a “yes”. By just being willing to ask, you’re already significantly improving your odds for success.

Credit to Three Principles that Get You to Take Action

Submitted October 28, 2017 at 08:04PM by randomusefulbits http://ift.tt/2ybQlAw