In a really crappy (we've never seen it this bad) economy, I'm asking people I know for help. The responses are so anemic as to make me embarrassed and wonder if, called upon, I would do the same.
I need introductions. And, no matter how I seem to ask for them, I can't get what I need or want.
Friends whom I solicit tell me, in person, to "go to this link on the website" all the while waving their hands like it was the most unimportant thing in the world. Perhaps, there's even a smile that's forthcoming. Meanwhile, the terror in me is growing as I sit and listen. "Where am I going to find help from if not from this [these] people?"
Another guy, Peter, a fellow Rotarian, in response to a request for an invitation to the head of his local industry organization, writes in an email: "I don't believe I could be of any help." Geez, all I asked for was a discussion to tell you about what I wanted; you haven't even found out what my request is. Why don't you just say you "don't want to help." Or, something really bold, like "you're too unimportant for me to waste my time on."
Good, I'm breathing easier already: the truth.
BTW, my friend Jack, who's struggling in construction, asked me for help learning Excel so he can get a job at the local water treatment plant. I gave him his first lesson last night; five more to go.
Click to hear my music I'm going to make some more and get it up here real soon.
George Moskoff, a 54 year old guy who wants to be like the Dalai Lama.
www.theapgconsulting.com
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