Read the following list. If even one of these things pops into your mind when you think about asking someone for money, this video is for you.
Sure, the video runs for an hour and a half. It's a workshop; they do that. But it's worth it.
When I was a kid, I stood on street corners after school, bellowing out the name of the local paper and hoping that the drunks coming out of the pub would buy one. (Only older Australians will appreciate this story.) Those were pre-decimal currency days. The paper cost five pence. I hoped the drunks were sober enough to want a paper, but drunk enough to pay with a sixpence and say "Keep the change." Tips were the point of the exercise, not the miserable pay. I quit that job when Australia changed to dollars and cents. The paper suddenly cost five cents and the drunks paid with a five cent coin. Keep the change.
The point of the story is that I faced up to asking for money early in life, but it still makes me uncomfortable. I was deeply impressed by Andrew Frank and his workshop.
Okay, enough procrastination. Watch the video already.
