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The Magic of "How"

You may be familiar with Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kyosaki. If you aren't, there's a key secret to success in the book. The premise of the title is that Robert, a Japanese-American growing up in Honolulu, had a father who worked for the government ("Poor Dad"), but his best friend's father was a successful entreprenuer ("Rich Dad"). The book recounts lessons learned from each father.

The key success secret mentioned earlier came from a comparison of the response to a question about buying something the boy wanted. His real father always said, "We can't afford it." But his friend's father always answered, "How can we afford it?"

Switching from saying "We can't..." to "How can we...?" can be very powerful for you in your business. The same idea is outlined in a recent Entrepreneur magazine article by David Meltzer titled "Why I Stopped Saying 'No' and started Asking 'How?'".

Essentially the article echoes Robert Kyosaki, that automatically saying "No" shuts down opportunities and creativity, whereas, asking "How" something can happen jump-starts creativity. Meltzer gives the example of a teen asking for an expensive car for their sixteenth birthday. Most parents would automatically answer "No", but if they instead asked, "How could we make that happen?" then the teen would be forced to consider the practicality of the request, but also if there might be a realistic path to achieving the goal.

As entreprenuers and business owners, we have opportunities many times each week to which we must respond. To automatically say "No" is the easiest thing to do, because it stops the question cold and no more consideration need be given, but it may also be shutting down an opportunity for growth. If instead of "No", the answer is "How could we...?", creative solutions can begin to flow and paths to a desired outcome may present themselves. Not all solutions may be workable, but without the opportunity to consider them, nothing can happen at all.

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