Challenge 48 · 7 days
Ask for What You Want
Clear words. Bolder life.
“I can survive an honest answer.”
Why this challenge
Saying no protects your boundaries.
Asking for what you want teaches you to risk hearing no.
This separates rejection from failure and teaches you that an honest answer is easier to live with than a lifetime of wondering.
What you do
Once each day, clearly ask for something you genuinely want.
No hints.
No manipulation.
No pretending you don’t care.
Accept whatever answer comes.
Before you begin
You get more of what you ask for.
Ideas for what to ask for
- Ask for help when you need it.
- Ask for what you want in a relationship.
- Ask for a raise, a discount, or a better rate.
- Ask for directions, recommendations, or advice.
- Ask for time, space, or a favor.
- Ask for what you need at work or in a creative project.
- Ask for the opportunity to try something new.
- Ask for feedback.
- Ask for what would make you more comfortable.
- Ask for exactly what you want — be specific.
- Notice how people respond and what you learn.
- Celebrate every time you ask, regardless of the outcome.
Reminders
- Be clear and specific.
- It's okay to ask.
- You are not being needy.
- A “no” is not a rejection of you.
- People can't say yes if you don't ask.
- You deserve to have your needs met.
- Asking is a sign of confidence.
- Keep it simple and honest.
- Notice the positive responses.
- Celebrate your courage.
- Practice makes it easier.
- You get more of what you ask for.
Keywords
- I can survive an honest answer.
- Ask for help when you need it.
- Ask for what you want in a relationship.
- Ask for time, space, or a favor.
- Ask for feedback.
- Be clear and specific.
- It's okay to ask.
- You are not being needy.
The point
- Once each day, clearly ask for something you genuinely want.
- No hints.
- No manipulation.
- No pretending you don’t care.
- Ask for a raise, a discount, or a better rate.
- Ask for directions, recommendations, or advice.
Your record
Where this stands
The tracker is the record. Writing on a day checks that day in. Mark the challenge completed when you finished it, or not continuing when you are done with it. Those marks are the review on your map. The lines under a day are here for whatever you want to say.
7 days
7 days. Open a day to write it. Writing checks that day in.
Day 1
In your own words
This space is here for the day the other lines do not fit. Write it the way you would say it. Add a picture if that is closer. It stays with this day, and it stays on your map.