The Just For Today Challenge – 31 Days To A Better You has finally reached the half-way point. Yeah! It’s Day 15 of the Challenge and if you’ve made it this far, you deserve a great big round of applause. I hope you are having as much fun completing the daily Challenges as I am  :-)

In case you missed some of the Challenges, here’s a recap that the rest of us have been busy completing: We’ve created our list of 101 Things To Do Before You Die, we’ve scheduled our dates for the year, we’re Waking Up Earlier, we’re calling our friends more often, we’re taking pictures, we’ve written down our 25 Proudest Moments, we’re starting to Eat a Healthy Breakfast, we’re getting outside and enjoying nature, we’re Saying Thank You more often, we’re taking a break from the news and we’re watching less TV. One of the big ones included telling people that You Love Them and Saving Your Money. In Day 14, we also took action on our goals.

Whew, no wonder we’re tired. But, we can’t stop here, we have to keep going for the full 31 days.

Today’s Challenge is to Ask For What You Want.

Is No a four-letter word? Why is it so hard for us to ask for what we want in life? Why are we so scared of a simple N-O?

Are we scared that we may even get a Yes? OMG, what happens if the answer is Yes. What happens then? I call this the “Be care of what you wish for, you may get it” syndrome.

It’s so easy to stay in the status quo and not rock the boat by asking for what you want. We don’t want to be a bother, so we simply put up with things we don’t really want. It’s easier that way. We’re used to it.

Shake off that old mentality of settling, and Ask For What You Want. Why should we settle for less than what we want out of life?

Just For Today, go out there and ask for what you want. Start small if you have to, but keep asking. Ask for the little things that you don’t really care too much about, just to take the fear out of the word No. The more practise you get at asking, the easier it is to recognize that No is just like any other word. It doesn’t have any power over you so don’t be scared of a simple word. You may even be pleasantly surprised at actually getting what you want.

Do you want a rate reduction on your credit card? Ask for it.

Do you want an extension on your project? Ask for it.

Do you want to work from home tomorrow. Ask for it.

Do you want to guest post on some A-lister’s blog? Ask for it.

Do you want a raise? Ask for it.

Do you want extra cheese on your sandwich? There’s no harm in asking.

Do you want to ask that woman/man out? Do it! Don’t wait. Ask and keep asking.

Why ask for what you want? Because it builds your self-esteem, your courage muscles, and your confidence. It also gets easier the more you ask for what you want, not just for the big things in life, but in the ‘simple‘ every day task of asking.

The more you ask, the more you get. 

Action Steps:

• Start by asking for the little things that you don’t feel emotional about. It would be nice to have them, but it doesn’t affect you if you don’t get them either. This will be just for practise.
• Try asking for the bigger things that you really want.
• Then try asking for the things that would make the most difference in your life.

Resources:

• The Aladdin Factor by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

Let us know what you asked for today by leaving a comment. Did you get what you asked for? Was it as hard as you imagined? Most things aren’t. Keep practising asking for what you want.

For a list of all of the Challenges, see the Just For Today Challenge page.

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