Welcome to Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore.

Have you ever considered that failure to ask might be your biggest problem?

I mean, think about it.

I once spent three hours trying to figure out how to complete a sales report

versus asking my boss who was next to me. I thought I should have it all figured out. I thought

it was embarrassing to ask. I thought I should know this. And what's so interesting as a co-worker

that day saw what I was doing and said, oh, just do X, Y, Z. In 10 minutes, that report was complete. I don't know

how many more hours it might have taken me. As a business owner now, I don't guess when it comes

to the products and services that I create. I ask people what they most need and most want from me

and I give it to them. I literally say,

will you buy this? Hard work, my friends, is invisible. All the effort that you put into things,

no one can see it. I understand and maybe you're tired, maybe you're fatigued, maybe you're

like, I'm working so hard and the fruits of my labor

are not here yet. What if you have a massive shortcut available to you that you are not using?

For example, if I need some help writing something, I'll ask a copywriter friend. If I need some

help in the kitchen, if I'm lacking something for a recipe, I'll ask one of my two or

three friends who love cooking and baking, they will let me know. I'm not going to sit there and

try and figure it out because I think I have to be perfect. Did you know too that when you ask,

when you allow other people to help you, not only is that a huge compliment

to the person that you're asking. I mean, think about it. When was the last time someone asked you

for your help? I'm sure that was pretty nice. It also creates connection. People who help you,

people who allow themselves to be helped, it creates this really generous,

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