Why You Should Never Be Afraid To Ask

Have you ever heard the saying, "If you don't ask, you don't get!"? Well it's true because if you simply sit back and do what you've always done and accept things as they've always been, then nothing will change. But if you take action success may be just around the corner and starting to ask questions can be the first important step.

The chances are that if you went to a good school or college you were always encouraged to ask questions. If you didn't quite understand what the teacher was telling you the only way to get it was to ask the meaning. As a Dad I certainly urge my sons to ask questions, it's the only way to learn.

But maybe as a child it's easy to say you don't understand and accept that you don't know something. Then it's easy to do something about it. But sadly as we get older we stop asking!

Maybe it's because we feel that as adults we should know what things mean and how to do them and so we don't want to look foolish. Or perhaps we have just stopped caring enough to want to learn new things and gain new experiences. It's sad, because when you do start to ask you usually start to get!

Sure, we all ask for things every day. We have to when we go shopping, go to the cinema, or go to a restaurant. But we only ask for the simple things. Take that last example, when you go to a restaurant and see something on the menu that is unfamiliar do you ask the waiter what it is? Congratulations if you do, but most people will simply pass it over and stick with what they know.

And how many times, when in conversation with a group of people has something been mentioned that you don't understand? Instead of saying so and asking for an explanation it's so easy to just stay quiet and stay ignorant. It's true isn't it? You just don't want to appear foolish.

Well it's time to change!

If you really want to move forward then you need to learn new things every day. You need to broaden your horizons, take on new experiences and discover all you need to get where you want to be. Having goals in life is great but they're meaningless unless you're prepared to take action to do something about achieving them. So start asking. Ask what things mean, how to do them, and above all ask for the things you want in life.

The fact is that one of the keys to good conversation is asking questions. People won't think you're dumb or get annoyed. Instead they'll warm to you and you'll soon find that you are gaining all sorts of benefits. So don't be afraid to raise questions. Ask especially about the topics that you need to find out about to help you to achieve your goals. Show you're interested and very soon people will be more interested in you and you will start to see new opportunities opening up to you.

So why not start right now by asking yourself some searching questions. What do you really want from life and what will make you truly happy? What do you need to learn and what actions do you need to take? If you don't know what motivates you then you won't get to where you want to be. And if you don't know how to take the first step your journey to success will never even begin. So start asking now!

This article was written by Tony Hall who runs his own business dedicated to helping individuals develop their personal and business skills. You can learn more about how to develop your own life skills by signing up for his weekly newsletter at: http://www.selfimprovementskills.com/newsletter.html