Asking is more than a skill—it's a lifestyleThe Ask is your personal manual for building the best, most fulfilling personal and professional life possible. Crafting the perfect ask can fund your new business, support your favorite charity, and get more quality time with your significant other—but it can do so much more than that. It can change your life. In learning how to ask for what you really want and deserve, you lose your fear of rejection and judgem...

The things you really want in life are often the most difficult to ask for. Best-selling author and speaker, ASK expert Laura Fredricks knows that, and she knows how to ask anyone for anything with comfort, confidence, and ease. After raising more than $1 billion for nonprofits, businesses, and individuals, Fredricks has developed an approach that works for anyone making a hard ask like:*Asking for money*Asking for love*Asking for help*Asking for forgiveness...

Money Wellness is defined by health, not wealth. It is the sum of everything that goes with being financially, emotionally, and physically sound, and is the balanced holistic integration of financial, emotional, and physical health. To have Money Wellness means having adequate cash flow, sufficient assets, the absence of illness, and the presence of emotional wellbeing.What can Money Wellness do for YOU? Boost your self-worth to have and hold money. Empower you to make positive and...

A donor-centered guide to charitable gift planning for fundraisers and professional advisorsThe Philanthropic Planning Companion compiles and analyzes the latest research on donor/client behavior, discussing the need for segmented approaches to charitable gift planning based upon the values and personal planning objectives of the donor/client. With its many tools, checklists and sample materials, it will serve as your charitable giving guide in your work w...

Many people hesitate to ask for money because they are searching for the perfect words to use.From Laura Fredricks (the author of bestselling book The ASK) comes Winning Words for Raising Money, a new resource for anyone who is tasked with the nerve-wracking job of asking for money for themselves, their nonprofit or business. Winning Words focuses like a laser on the one crucial element that can make or break a carefully planned approach – findin...

The American government makes a great case for being interested in education and claims to take great pains to 'leave no child behind.' Current education-system enhancement strategies emphasize testing and accountability and focus on rewarding or penalizing teachers whose students make statistical headway at exam time. But little is offered to teachers in the way of new, better skills to make their teaching more effective.In Behavior Analysis, Education, and Effective Schoo...

How to ASK for what you want ~and get it!Asking for anything can be difficult, but those hard asks—promotions, love, money,help—the ones that have you thinking and rethinking in your head, biting your nails,and finding excuses not to ask, require a planned and proven approach. Ask expertLaura Fredricks understands the psychology of asking. She’s raised more than a billion dollars forher clients, and in this, her most importa...

The Ask will give anyone the confidence to ask anyone for any size gift for any purpose. With winning language, sample dialogues, and a wealth of tips and tools, this book addresses common mistakes made when asking and shows how to correct each mistake, providing guidance and direction on how to make a great ask. Most nonprofit professionals are not born fundraisers. There are many fears that those raising support must overcome, such as fear of rejection. Fredricks argues that personal sol...

Self Discipline: The Ultimate Self Discipline Guide - How To Build Good Habits, Develop Self Control, Beat Procrastination & Achieve Personal Goals.Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet.This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to develop self-discipline and achieve your goals.Many people barely develop self-discipline because of various reasons. It could be stress, lack of motivation, and exhaustion. However, despite these varied causes, there are w...

Vast and largely unexamined, the world of American charities accounts for fully 10 percent of economic activity in this country, yet operates with little accountability, no real barriers to entry, and a stunning lack of evidence of effectiveness. In With Charity for All, Ken Stern reveals a problem hidden in plain sight and prescribes a whole new way for Americans to make a difference.Each year, two thirds of American households donate to charities, with c...

This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to start living simply but fully, and free you from the worries of day-to-day life. This book would introduce you to the world of minimalism that aims to let you experience life at its fullest! Included in the chapters are practical tips on how to get started decluttering your life. We’ve also included a very helpful chapter about financial freedom. It deals with the common financial problems both single and married people encounter.

Are you tired of bad habits ruining your life? Do you wish you could find an easy way to make good habits permanent?Whether you want to (1) eliminate bad habits, (2) easily create good habits, or (3) discover some of the world's best success habits, then this is the book for you!Don't be a slave to destructive behaviors!The best way to destroy a bad...