Coaching practices for I Always Lead with the Ask and Then Wonder Why People Put Up Walls I Never Give Anything First and I'm Starting to See That the People Who Get a Yes Out of Me Are the Ones Who Did Something for Me Before They Asked

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• I always lead with the ask and then wonder why people put up walls
• I have an ask I need to make of someone, and I hate the feeling of leading with my hand out
• Every time I reach out to someone new it’s because I want something from them, and it makes me feel slimy and them wary
• I want to lead with a bigger ask so my real request lands easier, but I keep second-guessing how high to go
• We had one person open with the big request and then someone else came in to make the real ask, and it just fell flat

Practices that may help

1. Reciprocity
   Give something first — value, help, a concession — and people feel pulled to give back.
   Cialdini’s Principles of Influence
2. Give genuine value before you make a request
   Lead with something useful — help, insight, attention — before any ask.
   The Rule of Reciprocity, Made Practical
3. Give before you take
   Lead every new relationship with concrete value before any ask.
   The Strength of Weak Ties
4. Open with a large but plausible request
   The initial ask must be large enough to likely be refused but not so extreme it looks absurd.
   The Door-in-the-Face Technique, Made Practical
5. Keep the same person making both requests
   The door-in-the-face effect is substantially weaker when a different person makes the second ask.
   The Door-in-the-Face Technique, Made Practical
6. Apply door-in-the-face for prosocial or charitable asks
   The technique was originally tested in a prosocial context and works especially well when both parties share values.
   The Door-in-the-Face Technique, Made Practical
7. Elicit a small consistency cue before the main ask
   Get a small, genuine agreement or self-description before the main request — people act consistently with what they’ve said.
   Pre-Suasion, Made Practical
8. Start with a minimal, easy-to-agree request
   The first ask should be small enough that virtually anyone would say yes.
   The Foot-in-the-Door Technique, Made Practical
9. Commitment and consistency
   Get a small, voluntary commitment first; people then act to stay consistent with it.
   Cialdini’s Principles of Influence
10. Build a pattern of small asks rather than one large one
    Multiple small favors over time create a deeper liking pattern than a single large ask.
    The Ben Franklin Effect, Made Practical

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