According to Steve Jobs, there is one single thing that "separates the people that do things from the people that just dream about them." It isn't their intelligence, their work ethic, or their financial means. It's something much more simple... When Jobs was only 12 years old he opened the phone book and placed a call to Bill Hewlett (the co-founder of Hewlett-Packard). On the call Jobs asked if Bill happened to have any spare computer parts he could have for a project he was working on––building a frequency counter. Not only did Bill have the parts, he gave Steve a job that summer working on the assembly line at his company. To quote Jobs, "I was in Heaven." So what did Jobs do that was so special? (Besides calling the co-founder of a computer company when he was just 12 years old). He asked. Yep, that's all. So many of us are held back by our own self-doubt or unwillingness to ask that opportunities we never even know are available pass us by. A simple question I've used for years that has served me well: Will I be any worse off than am I now by asking for this opportunity? If the answer is no, which I'd argue it almost always is, ––then you've got nothing to lose. If you're too afraid to ask, you're too afraid to fail. And without failure, you'll never grow. Just take action. Just ask. If you enjoy content like this, follow me @blakeaburge for more.
@blakeaburge @benlandis One guy did this like, once, and you’re like Go For It! Gimme a break. 🤮
@blakeaburge I'm reading Walter Isaacson's book about him and learning so much!
@blakeaburge Take your shot! Love when you do these! Hope you'll be around more, Blake!
@blakeaburge I’ve missed your writing!! Glad to have you back 🙌