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How to get what you want I made a post earlier on how to get people to get you what you want willingly. This is a kind of a continuation, something to build on it.   It so happened that I was trying to get this lady’s phone number but she wouldn’t even give me a little bit of her time.   I have this small book I walk around with, sometimes just to fill in my thoughts or to take a lecture. It’s just a book for random thoughts and ideas.    During a lecture, I got all the notes down while this young lady couldn’t catch up. She turned to me after the class and asked, “Boss, how far? Have you copied all the notes?” Boss was feeling himself. “Yes, I did.” I simply replied. “Can you help me with your book so I can copy it?”  Boss then saw an opportunity. “Not my book, but you can give me your number and I’ll send you the pictures on WhatsApp.” Boss didn’t have to ask again. She gladly gave me the number. I felt like a true boss. Here’s the thing: the lady asked for my notes (her need). I ful

How to get people to willingly give you what you want Getting people to give you what you want could be the most daunting task, more so getting them to give it to you willingly.   But there is a simple hack to achieve this. Stick with me to the end and you’ll see the technique you can apply to smoothen your asking process.   So during camp, I sat beside one fine girl. The type you would think twice before stepping up to ask for their numbers. After the lecture, we all stood up and left without saying a word. When I stood, I noticed a book on the chair she sat and I picked it up.   It was a kind of a privilege to hold the book of a fine lady, but on second thought, she was probably thinking of me all during the lecture so she forgot her book. Long shot, I know, but a guy’s gotta be hopeful.   During the next lecture, it so happened that we sat beside each other once more. It took all the courage I had to approach her and told her about her book.   She exclaimed loudly and hugged me. She

  Who Are You Helping? The world has gone to a stage where you have no idea who to help, or if they will even appreciate it or end up criticizing and looking down on the help you offer. There was once a man who was fighting a foreigner in his land. The countryman was almost killed when one of his fellow countrymen came and struck down his enemy. You know the story of Moses in the Bible- when he tried to save his fellow Israelite from the hands of the Egyptian. After the help, the man who just got rescued began to boil over and said he didn’t need any help. “Do you want to kill me like you killed the other Egyptian yesterday,” asked the man who had just been saved. I know you are a good person. If not, then you should try to be a good person, but the point is that being good should not land you in trouble as it did in the case of Moses above- he had to flee the land. He became an outcast in a foreign land. When next you offer a helping hand, try to know who you are helping, no