“I have a vision for myself and therefore I'm just going to ask... asking is a muscle that you train like anything else.”

Aspire with Emma Grede · You Don't Build a Career from the Sidelines (Malika Andrews & Taylor Rooks)

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makes a habit of asking for what she wants, treating asking as a muscle to train and being willing to face rejection

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