Want Something? Here's How to Ask!

Help Wanted

Money News Network

Self-improvement, Education, Business

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Happy 4th of July! To celebrate, here's one of our favorite episodes from earlier this year. Sooner or later, you're going to need to ask for a favor that will advance your career. We all do… but we don't all do it well. Jason and Nicole show you what works and what doesn't with real-life examples, including a pitch that led them to hire someone, and a whackadoodle pitch that definitely DIDN'T earn someone a job, and how Jason scored a favor from the one and only Michelle Pfeiffer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Shopify.
0:03.0	That's what I hear when I make another sale on Shopify.
0:07.0	The all-in-one commerce platform that allows you to start, run and grow your business.
0:12.0	Shopify is revolutionising millions of businesses worldwide.
0:17.0	So sign up for a £1 per month trial period at Shopify.co.uk
0:23.0	Cash, podcast, 23, all lowercase, and take your business to the next level today.
0:38.0	This is Help Launtie, the show that tackles all the big work questions you cannot ask anyone else.
0:43.0	I'm Jason Feiffer, editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine.
0:46.0	And I'm New York Times bestselling author and money expert, Nicole Lapin.
0:50.0	The help line is open.
0:53.0	Nicole, I have a question for you.
0:55.0	Tell me.
0:56.0	When is the last time you asked someone for a favour?
0:59.0	Probably you yesterday.
1:01.0	Oh yeah, sure you did.
1:04.0	When was the last time you asked somebody for a favour?
1:07.0	I mean, it probably was you too.
1:09.0	Outside of us, when was the last time you asked someone for a favour and it felt a little uncomfortable?
1:15.0	Because maybe you aren't used to asking them for favourites.
1:19.0	So I guess the difference, is it a favour or like a pitch?
1:23.0	Do you consider a pitch a favour?
1:26.0	That's a good question.
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