Hard Asks Made Easy: How to Get Exactly What You Want - Paperback

by Laura Fredricks (Author)

The things you really want in life are often the most difficult to ask for. Best-selling author and speaker, ASK expert Laura Fredricks knows that, and she knows how to ask anyone for anything with comfort, confidence, and ease. After raising more than $1 billion for nonprofits, businesses, and individuals, Fredricks has developed an approach that works for anyone making a hard ask like:
*Asking for money
*Asking for love
*Asking for help
*Asking for forgiveness

These are just a few of the Asks Fredricks will show you how to navigate, using her 5 Laws on Asking and her never-fail ASK formula. She'll also help you identify which type of asker you are and show you the advantages, challenges, and refinements with each type so that you can perfect your own asking style.

With a successful background in law and philanthropy--careers known for making the toughest and biggest asks, Fredricks has earned her reputation as the ASK expert, the go-to person businesses and individuals turn to for guidance. Hard Asks Made Easy is a must for anyone who wants to ask and get exactly what they need and deserve.

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How to ask for what you want--
And get it!

Asking for anything can be difficult, but those hard asks--promotions, love, money, help--the ones that have you thinking and re-thinking in your head, biting your nails, and finding excuses not to ask, require a planned and proven approach. ASK expert Laura Fredricks understands the psychology of asking. She's raised more than a billion dollars for her clients, and in this, her most important book yet, she'll walk you through the process, starting with identifying what kind of asker you are. Laura comes from successful careers in industries known for making the toughest and biggest asks--law and philanthropy--and now she's sharing that insider knowledge with you. In this book, she points out the devils that keep you from asking, and she shares her 5 Laws on Asking that will guide you through every ask, regardless of how challenging, anxiety-provoking, or downright scary. With Laura Fredricks as your ASK expert, you'll be able to apply power asking to every aspect of your life.

Author Biography

The ask expert, LAURA FREDRICKS, JD, trains and coaches individuals, businesses, and nonprofits on how to ask. She comes from successful careers in industries known for making the toughest and biggest asks--law and philanthropy. Laura's Five Laws on Asking and her prior six books have helped hundreds of global executives, industry trailblazers, marketing and communication leaders, boards, fundraisers, entrepreneurs, teenagers, artists, philanthropists, and everyday people get their best professional and personal life possible, just by asking. She is the recipient of the Ralph E. Chamberlain Award for extraordinary leadership in the field of fundraising and lifetime of service to the profession and the New York Nonprofit Network's 50 Over 50 Award for excellence in media and philanthropy.