Ask, 'How can I make this week easier for you?'

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Ask, 'How can I make this week easier for you?'

A better question than 'let me know if you need anything', which nobody ever answers.

Open offers put the work back on the person who is already struggling. Specific questions get specific answers.

Ask it of a partner, a colleague or a friend in a hard season, and then actually do the thing they name.

The follow-through is the whole point. Asking without doing is worse than not asking.

Ask, 'How can I make this week easier for you?', 1
Date it.
Ask, 'How can I make this week easier for you?', 2
Do it.
Ask, 'How can I make this week easier for you?', 3
Done it.

How to actually do it

  1. 01Pick one person carrying more than usual right now.
  2. 02Ask the question directly, not as a throwaway line.
  3. 03Do the thing they name within forty-eight hours.

You already know if this is the one. Go put a date on it.

Date it in the app

Send it to whoever came to mind.

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