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Patricia Lynne, Independent Author

All you have to do is ask

8/24/2012

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My mom told me that when I was little. Hell, she still tells me it now.  I say it to others. All you have to do is ask. The worst they can say is no. Very true words.

It's funny. No matter how true I know those words are, I struggle with asking people for favors. I get worried I'm bugging the perso or being a nuisance. Instead, if I need a favor I'll send out a impersonal tweet and ask for help. If I'm lucky maybe one or two people will answer, but I don't get nearly the amount of help I need. That's why when I came up with the idea of Written Confessions, I vowed to ask people. I would tweet, message and bug. I wouldn't feel like I'm being a bother.

And guess what. It worked!

It makes me feel empowered. I can ask people for a favor and they will say yes! I'm not bugging anyone. I need to do this more. For so long I've held myself back because I don't want to be a bother to people. I was hindering myself over an imagined problem.
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SweetMarie83 link
8/26/2012 05:53:35 am

Good for you! I'm the same way, I hate feeling like I'm bothering people. Right now I keep thinking I need to start asking people to be beta readers for my second book, which I'm almost finished editing, but I hate asking people. I know I just need to do it - if they say no, they say no. I know it's not personal, but I also know I'll never find out the answer unless I ask. I'm glad you asked me about Written Confessions because I don't always see every tweet or blog post, and I would have hated to miss it! :-)

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Patricia Lynne link
8/26/2012 12:21:22 pm

Yup. A no won't hurt. Well, might sting a little, but it won't last. ^^ I'm glad your participating too.

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