Jack Canfield: Asking for What You Want

Anytime you waned to do something and asking for what you want if often a big thing, you have to be willing to be a little terrified.

You do not have to give into the fear, but you have to be willing to feel it.

Think of the things you would like to do.

Ask your boss for a raise. Leave the job you hate. Turn a work acquaints into a friend or asks some friends to take a look at your new business opportunity.

Now instead of saying “I am afraid to do one of these things”, figure out how you are scaring your self.

Make a statement that recognizes that feeling.

Your statement would be something such as,

“I want to ask my boss for a raise and I scare myself by imagining he will say no or get mad at me for asking”.

Here is another example,

“I want to show my friends my new business opportunity, and I scare myself by imagining that I will think that I am only after their money”.

Do you see how it works?

Acknowledge that you are creating your fear and you will start to try and fall for it.


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