Ignite Your Confidence with Karen Laos

How to Ask for What You Want

Episode Summary

The answer on how to ask for what you want comes in a very simple package: ask! Yet I know for many of us it’s not that simple. Too often our requests are passive (even when they feel direct!) and ultimately fall to the sidelines. In this episode I share how you can confidently ask for what you want

Episode Notes

I love talking about how to ask for what you want! This is one area if you get right, will transform everything. When you know how to ask for what you want effectively everyone involved receives clarity and the power to move forward.

In today’s episode I unpack the differences between passive and direct asks. I offer three examples of questions that FEEL direct, but are actually passive. In this episode I share with you moments in my past where I got this wrong and was caught up in the ring-around of passive asks, and I don’t want this for you!

 

Tangible Takeaways

• Ask directly: make it super clear! Passive asks only confuse the matter.
• Let them know what you want, and ask what steps are needed to get there.
• Before you make a direct ask, figure out the W.I.I.F.M - what's in it for me? What’s in it for them?
• A “no” can often be dealt with by asking, “what concerns do you have?” Maybe that “NO” can simply be repackaged as a “YES”

You will find more tips and tricks in my book, “Find Your Own Voice.” If you’re interested in joining the launch party to help promote my book, please click here to signup! https://karenlaos.com/book/

About me:
Karen Laos is a keynote speaker and leadership coach equipping women to stand out with unshakable confidence. She specializes in communication: executive presence and compelling messages. Karen champions female business leaders to own their value and find their voice so they can be seen and heard. She also works with teams to create cultures of trust and function at their best.

Karen has coached leaders at Facebook, Google, Netflix, Uber, Sephora, Sony, Microsoft, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, Trip Advisor, Bacardi, Levi, and more. Karen’s style is fun, encouraging and results-oriented. She immediately moves past the “fluff” and gets straight to the issue (just ask her clients).

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