What is the difference between asking and begging?

Gary Fredericks, Tim Hawkes and Connie Whitman are all major players in the sales game because they own their own businesses. They know that when questions start to feel sleazy and manipulative, that’s when asking has crossed the line into begging. 

On this edition of Quick Hits, they share their thoughts on how we can avoid crossing that line.We also discuss specific situations, such as our encounters with homeless people soliciting for money. Why is that begging and not asking?“

There are legitimate questions…and as you get more and more desperate, you start asking the begging questions.” (Gary Fredericks, CEO of On Point Partners)

“It’s not actually about begging or asking. It’s more about how influenceable you are with the whining and the desperation.” (Tim Hawkes, managing director of Unlimited Potential)

“Magic happens when we ask a question that isn’t desperate. Questions are your magic wand. The clearer our questions are, the clearer we understand the other person.” (Connie Whitman, CEO of Changing the Sales Game)

What makes begging different from asking for you? 

Connect with the panelists:
Tim Hawkes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhawkes/ 
Connie Whitman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conniewhitman/ 
Gary Fredericks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyfredericks/ 
Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/

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