Failure to Actually Ask
Failure to clearly and explicitly ask for what you need is a common reason why people don’t help.
In many research and practice, most people are willing to help, but they don’t know what you need and can’t help until you tell them. An effective ask follows SMART criteria:
- Specific
- Meaningful (the “why” of the request)
- Action-oriented (asking for something to be done)
- Realistic and
- Time-bound (a specific deadline).
Remember, too, that an ask is a request, not a demand.
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