Just Ask

" he had his head down staring at a screen, going round and round, forwards, backwards, stop, start. Moving but not gaining. "

A couple of weeks ago while heading to an appointment, I noticed an older taxi in front of me. It caught my attention because of its big engine size, a rarity these days. It dropped the occupant out in the same mini business estate I was going to. The customer got out, he had his finest suit on and smartphone in hand.

I guessed he was heading for an interview. After getting a coffee and sitting back in my car, I noticed this guy wandering all over the estate. His head was down following the GPS on his phone. He was going everywhere except the place he wanted to be.

He passed many people on his wanderings, even my car at least three times. " why doesn't he just ask someone " I thought.

How many times as an entrepreneur/business owner have you felt lost and continued to be lost, because your pride wouldn't let you ask someone for directions. It is okay to ask.

It is not a sign of weakness, but a realisation that you don't know everything. You can't know everything, but you probably know someone who could answer your question.. You learn by asking, being quite won't get you any nearer to a solution.

If you have decided on a course of action, yet keep getting stuck before the end , pick up the phone. Send an e-mail, have a cup of coffee with an associate. Just ask.

Even if the person you ask doesn't know, they most likely will be able to point you in the right direction. It is not a sign of weakness, but strength. Being strong is holding your hands up and saying " I need to ask someone, because otherwise I going to be stuck here, chasing my tail going nowhere ".

Better to be going somewhere rather than nowhere.

The guy going for the interview, was still wandering around, phone in hand, eyes glued to the screen, going nowhere. I hope he got to the interview on time.

Imagine how easier his life would have been, if he had stopped and ASKED !

Colin Myles
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