It Don't Hurt to Ask

A few lessons in life are quite simple. Back in the old days Lord Kadizzle spent many hours riding around the Glenharold mine with the Operations supervisor. Duane had some simple philosophies that worked. One thing Duane taught Lord Kadizzle was "It don't hurt to ask". Put into practice what can be accomplished with this is incredible. The things that are available simply for asking are astounding. Lord Kadizzle had a rental car for three days free in Florida, cubic yards of cement have been poured for Lord Kadizzle free. All you have to do is ask. Yesterday was a classic. Lord Kadizzle walked down the street from city hall about a week ago with the brilliant idea to ask the water board for some money. Lord Kadizzle wants to build some docks in Hazen Bay. Yesterday The Commander and Lord Kadizzle put together a letter for the water board. The Commander presented the letter at 1:30, at 4:00 the Water Board presented her with a check for $3,000 and said another $3,000 was on the way. It don't hurt to ask.

One note on the asking and getting. You must be fair. Almost without exception you can pay back the giver. In just about every case there is an opportunity to do something equally beneficial for the giver. A simple example with free concrete will suffice. The concrete truck driver usually has the problem of disposing of his excess concrete. By asking for and using it, you have solved part of his problem. His next problem is that he has to clean out the truck. This means he needs a place to dump a watery mixture of concrete. You provide him with that place. When he is done, you place a cold six pack of beer in his hand, and more than likely the next time you need a little concrete, it will be obtainable. I cannot begin to list the valuable things people have done for the asking. People in general are nice, generous, and willing to help. I try to live by the pay it forward method, and it has worked out very well.

Without fail when you enter into one of these ventures someone will tell you " Your wasting your time, that will never happen". First remember what you have invested, nothing. My daughter who learned from her dad got that comment when she started her venture. Her mortgage broker told Erin she was wasting her time talking to the bank president. Erin's phone call netted her a 2% reduction in her mortgage. "It don't hurt to ask".