If you don't ask, you don't get.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gandhi highlights the necessity of initiative in achieving goals.
- In plain terms
- You will not succeed if you do not ask.
- What can you take from it?
- Initiative is required to get results.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people not ask?
- Does asking guarantee success?
Another view
It ignores systemic barriers that prevent success even when asking.
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