There Is No Self-Made Man (Chapter 11 - Act Like a Success - Think Like a Success)

Yea, you can try to 'be your own man' and take on life by yourself, but you will have to work twice as hard to get half as much.  There are people who can and are willing to help you - they are like treasure chests waiting at strategic moments in your journey to provide you with what you need.  

Asking for what you want is the only key you need to open the chest and enjoy the treasure.

Everything we do in life that's worthy of note requires gifts that are beyond our own.  How we utilize the blessings of our relationships is the key to making it big.  You have to keep your eyes open for like-minded people, because those partnerships give you another person to bounce around ideas with, and they can help you see things from an angle that you didn't even consider.

Once you identify other like-minded people and you begin to connect with dreamers, you need to be bold enough to ask for assistance, guidance, or advice.  You have no idea of the number of successful people around you who are waiting for someone to come up and ask them for assistance or guidance. Don't be so occupied with your pride that you miss out by not asking for help.  

Our lives are a direct reflection of our communication.

Your gift is waiting for you to fight for what you want.  When you build a world that looks the way you want it to, you are giving your gift more room to grow.  You have come too far now to talk a good game about what you want without asking for what you want.

1 - Identify what you want that you have never asked for.
2 - Identify why you have not asked for those things.
3 - Identify three people you should ask something of.