Asking for it

I found this little guy on my pillow when I came home tonight - no joke!  Seemed apt to this post.

"You don't get what you don't ask for."

From an inspiring colleague at work when asked what her 'career mantra' was.  I like it!

I'm taking this in tandem with my favourite Jefferson quip on luck - you can ask for things all you want, but there needs to be an acknowledgement that any success you achieve is also owing to luck / karma / the universe for being gracious enough to take your hard work, and surprise you with an opportunity greater than what you were capable of imagining yourself.