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Have you ever heard the old saying “The squeaky wheel gets the grease?” This turn of phrase explains the fact that those who speak up get what they want in life and it’s a very useful piece of advice. In fact, researchers have found that those who often and consistently ask for help are less likely to be turned down for assistance as opposed to those who ask once and stop pursuing help after the first rejection. Helpers are more responsive to satisfying our needs if we simply request it. Though, even knowing this, it’s still so hard for many of us to ask for what we want. We suffer from the fear of rejection and might feel guilt over burdening another by asking for their help. The key to overcoming these hang ups lay in the approach we use in asking for help. We just have to learn how to do it right. 1. Get To The Point Clear communication can make you or break you. When asking for what you want, be direct. Skirting around your request or asking it in an ...

Don't let the fear of rejection keep you out of the game. We have all heard the success stories of Oprah, Bill Gates, JK Rowling, Michael Jordan, Madonna and a host of other celebrities or public figures who have sold millions over the last few years. It is a given that each one of these individuals all have success in common but did you know they also share one other common denominator? Rejection. - Oprah was fired from her job in television. - Soichiro Honda was turned down from an engineering job in toyota - Bill Gates was rejected by IBM. - JK Rowling was denied by several book publishers. - Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team and Madonna was rejected by a movie producer. How you handle rejection has the power to determine your destiny. Each one of these individuals could have chosen to live in defeat after their rejections; however, they chose to do what very few people do. They chose to keep going because they realized that if the worst had alr...