"I'm a 90-year-old bloke with a passion for carrot cake. My late wife used to make them for me as long as I grated all the carrots. Any suggestions where to buy a good one?" he asks.
Result: Bill Balding is overwhelmed with kindness and cake. Emails, notes, deliveries, promises - cake, cake and more cake.
People are wired to care, but get stuck. We don't notice. We don't know how to help. We think we don't have enough resource to share. Stuck!
So, if you need CAKE (or some other kind of help) what do you do? Learn the art of asking from Bill.
Connect. Reach out to others. Put your story out there. Be vulnerable.
Ask. Simply and clearly. Figure out how others might actually help. That's your responsibility. Bill says: "Where can I buy a good carrot cake."
Kindle. Spark interest and emotion in others. "I'm a 90-year-old bloke with a passion for carrot cake." That's engaging. "I'm sad, lonely and angry." That's boring!
Enjoy. If you get a little help, take delight in it. Say thank you. Gossip your story.
Finally if you have cake, share.
If you are CONNECTED, know how to ASK and get answers, can easily KINDLE interest in others with your charm and have a life you ENJOY, then find someone who is needy, confused and still telling a boring story and help them eat cake!
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