Looking for people: The most important first transaction in life

Author: Yang Ziqiao
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Life cannot do without asking for help. Asking for help is about survival, and more importantly, it is a crucial transaction in achieving success in life. The three visits to Zhuge Liang by Liu Bei demonstrate this. Understanding how to ask for help is the key to finding helpful people. Kneeling down to others does not necessarily mean being a fool. Mastering the art of asking for help will make you smooth and popular everywhere. To succeed in the "transaction of asking for help," ensure both the buyer and seller benefit. Reaching the heavens is not difficult, and asking for help is no exception! "Asking for help" is essentially "selling yourself!" The amount of capital a person has determines the scale of the deal they can make. When asking for help, you must treat yourself as a product while simultaneously becoming the super salesperson of that product, proving its value to the customer (the person you are asking for help from). Additionally, you must recognize the following four facts:
1. Recognize that the essence of asking for help is for survival, so you must ask.
2. Recognize that the speaking platform is for the other party, and all the speaking skills you must possess are to highlight the other person.
3. Recognize your own capabilities and what can bring you tangible value.
4. Recognize that "dealing with challenges" is the survival technique of asking for help. As long as it benefits you without harming others, using a little trick or tactic is morally acceptable. If in the past, groveling or bowing down did not guarantee help, are you now ready to open this book and rewrite the "lesson of asking for help"?