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Just Ask: Why Seeking Support is Your Greatest Strength
The challenges of recent years have brought to the forefront the need to allow others to support us, both personally and professionally. But it still isn’t easy or natural for many.
Being transparent and comfortable sharing vulnerability with the right people, in the right way, allows us to enhance not just our sense of wellbeing but also our creativity, productivity, mental resilience and the likelihood of achieving our goals.
In Just Ask, Andy Lopata explores the change in mindset needed to embrace the support of our networks and the power of doing so. He discusses the impact that transparency can have on individual and collective achievement and illustrates with case studies based on exclusive interviews how it has already affected people from all walks of life.
Being transparent and comfortable sharing vulnerability with the right people, in the right way, allows us to enhance not just our sense of wellbeing but also our creativity, productivity, mental resilience and the likelihood of achieving our goals.
In Just Ask, Andy Lopata explores the change in mindset needed to embrace the support of our networks and the power of doing so. He discusses the impact that transparency can have on individual and collective achievement and illustrates with case studies based on exclusive interviews how it has already affected people from all walks of life.
306 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 7, 2020
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About the author
Andy Lopata
6 books28 followersAndy Lopata is an acclaimed professional relationships strategist, with global clients including Paypal, GlaxoSmithKline and Brother.
He has written five books on networking and professional relationships and often been quoted in the media, including Forbes, Inc, Psychology Today, The Sunday Times and The Financial Times. In fact, the FT called Andy ‘one of Europe’s leading business networking strategists’ and both Forbes.com and The Independent called him ‘a true master of networking’.
Andy holds the PSAE award – that’s the UK’s top award designed to recognise excellence in professional speaking. He is President of the Fellow’s Community of the Professional Speaking Association (PSA) UK and Ireland and a member of the Global Speakers Federation (GSF). He’s also a Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), and a Master of the Institute of Sales Management.
He started working in networking in 1999, and spent eight years as Managing Director of a UK networking organisation that had over 2,000 member companies.
He has written five books on networking and professional relationships and often been quoted in the media, including Forbes, Inc, Psychology Today, The Sunday Times and The Financial Times. In fact, the FT called Andy ‘one of Europe’s leading business networking strategists’ and both Forbes.com and The Independent called him ‘a true master of networking’.
Andy holds the PSAE award – that’s the UK’s top award designed to recognise excellence in professional speaking. He is President of the Fellow’s Community of the Professional Speaking Association (PSA) UK and Ireland and a member of the Global Speakers Federation (GSF). He’s also a Fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), and a Master of the Institute of Sales Management.
He started working in networking in 1999, and spent eight years as Managing Director of a UK networking organisation that had over 2,000 member companies.
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December 17, 2020
I was a bit skeptical when I started to read this book.
I was educated in doing all by myself, struggling to get results and never to ask help. Then, my life experiences proved me that, most often, one cannot succeed alone, and that help is needed. And if needed, why not ask for it.
Andy’s book gave me some explanation, some great examples and convinced me to continue doing what life pushed me to do: ask for help.
Loved the style and pace of the story, the examples(again) and the extremely practical approach.
It’s about being open and honest, tough yet vulnerable, working hard and knowing your limits and having the courage to ask for help when needed.
In brief: it is a book about real leaders!
A must read.
I was educated in doing all by myself, struggling to get results and never to ask help. Then, my life experiences proved me that, most often, one cannot succeed alone, and that help is needed. And if needed, why not ask for it.
Andy’s book gave me some explanation, some great examples and convinced me to continue doing what life pushed me to do: ask for help.
Loved the style and pace of the story, the examples(again) and the extremely practical approach.
It’s about being open and honest, tough yet vulnerable, working hard and knowing your limits and having the courage to ask for help when needed.
In brief: it is a book about real leaders!
A must read.
January 31, 2021
I’ve read many self help/motivational/business books over the years. Some have really resonated, some have not. Andy Lopata’s “Just Ask” was one that really resonated
It is clear that his heart and soul has gone into this book. Each chapter was a seamless transition into the way in which vulnerability and transparency is essential to survive in this modern world.
It was thought provoking, engaging and extremely educational.
I have to recommend people to buy this rather than me pass it on, as there are far too many of my notes in the margins!
Bravo
It is clear that his heart and soul has gone into this book. Each chapter was a seamless transition into the way in which vulnerability and transparency is essential to survive in this modern world.
It was thought provoking, engaging and extremely educational.
I have to recommend people to buy this rather than me pass it on, as there are far too many of my notes in the margins!
Bravo
April 2, 2021
A brilliant book!
January 26, 2021
Great stories, great examples. The book is simple, yet powerful.
March 24, 2024
Generally okay but it could have been more specific.
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