If I may ask - Do you have a split-personality?

Since, for most of us, this inquisition has a negative connotation, we may not appreciate answering it. But, if I insist you to give it a crack, many of you may blurt out a big NO. I don't intend to offend but if I may bring a particular context and ask the same question.

Do you have a split-personality, when it comes to Asking?

I am confident that by the time you finish reading this article, some (or many) of you may decide to change your response.

Here is a familiar scenario in office - You need a raise or a promotion - have you been up-front about it or you are hesitant, waiting for it to happen?

Let me flip it to a personal scenario. Let's say you like someone in your surrounding, would you go up to the person and ask for a friendship/time/coffee/drive etc.? Or would you wait and convince yourself - If it is destined, it will happen.

It is utterly reasonable, most of us would hesitate and hold on, shying away from Asking. But, observe when we are in a Synagogue (a place for worship). What happens there? Do we hesitate to ask? I don't think we do, we go all out Asking from a pin to a mountain. Why?

The point I am trying to make is - Why Asking muscles are not location agnostic. They flex more at a particular location, metamorphosing us into an entirely different being.

Though many factors control our behavior, I believe - disengagement from a single most powerful word, acts as a fulcrum. I call that three letter word, The Word of a Devil - "HOW." We don’t carry it with us when we practice Asking higher-up.

But when we practice Asking in the real world, "HOW" envelops the thought process efficiently, leading to a chain reaction of alternate imagination. It starts interfering with every thought the brain could ceaselessly churn. Our programming begins very early in life, and the limiting beliefs are deeply engraved. It is hard to unleash.

Is there a way forward!

It is not too late to start re-programming. We need to ditch HOW and disengage it from Asking, deliberately; it has benefits beyond Imagination. Conscious efforts followed by subconscious reminders is the key to it.

Here is a little Rx to start your journey - Don’t break the laws of nature governing the fulfillment of a wish - intent, intensity, and alignment.

Be a grand Asker, Good Luck!

....And yes, remember

“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.” - Mark Twain

I would explore the subject in more detail, in my upcoming posts, stay tuned.