It’s nerve-wracking to say to someone, “Take me seriously enough to invest your dollars with me.” It should be cake, because my podcast has grown to a point that advertising on it is something that I sincerely believe would be beneficial to a business. The number of listeners and downloads are there. The quality of content is there. The quality of production is *SO* there – Rob is amazing. It’s all there, and now the scary part is saying, “Hey, come advertise on my show. This is what I can do for you.” EEEEk! But I’m doing it, because, you guys?, I am *SO* over not making any money.

[Sidenote: I'm wondering if blogging about this is unprofessional, but the truth is: I'm not cool! I quiver, I get nervous, and I blog about it.

Ehh, I think it's ok. It's honest.]

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My friend Walt Ribeiro gave a talk once, and someone asked him about reacting to getting rejected. Walt (who is one of those really sincere people brimming with zest and pep) answered in what would become a bit of a catch phrase among our friends: “Ask your face off!” The logic is that if you ask a bunch of people for whatever you need, someone will, eventually, say yes.

I’ve since found this post and video on his website, and felt newly inspired. It’s super-basic stuff that we all know but sometimes forget. (He usually does daily music lessons on YouTube, but on this day he chose to shoot a pep talk instead. I suggest you merely listen to it, not watch; his walking down the street might make you queasy! ).

So here I go: I’m going to ask my face off.