Ask for the Moon and Get It

True to its title, this book might enable you to get what you want. Percy Ross, the senior author of this book, is a multimillionaire and the author of "Thanks a Million" Column. Mr Ross has 10 rules for asking, each is illustrated with vivid, heart-warming anecdotes. They are: (1). Know What You Really Need or Want; (2). Ask the Right Person; (3). Prepare a Good Case; (4). Give in Order to Receive; (5). Overcome the Blocks to Asking; (6).Ask Artfully; (7).Request or Invite; Never Demand or Beg; (8).Show Respect; (9).Ask...and Keep Asking and (10).Go beyond "Me" to "We". If you want to maximise your results, Mr Ross has a special chapter for you ie chapter 13, "Set Up an "Asking Programme". Mr Ross ends this book by appealing to the asking programme as a way to enrich our humanity. Digest this book and you might get what you want. Dr Jusuf Hariman.

I read the book. I decided to try the simple system. It's a thoughtful, methodical approach. Don't ignore any step. I wanted to accept an invitation to run management courses in Poland. My Polish sponsors couldn't pay my fares. Being careful to follow Ross's system I contacted our (Australian) Dept Trade saying I believed what I proposed was consistent with Aus's aid policy to former Soviet countries. They agreed and Aust embassy, Warsaw paid my return fares after receiving positive feedback from my Polish sponsors (who provided accommodation). By asking for the moon the Percy Ross way I got it - a free trip to Europe - all I had to do was sing for my supper. People who live off grants are probably used to this sort of thinking but for me the Ross book was a revelation. Carefully attend to each of Ross's steps. They will open up a life enriching world of otherwise out of range possibilities. Victor Barnes