If you want to learn more, ask someone who loves you to read the whole book and tell you about it.

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We invite you to put your money where your mouth is and learn to ask for everything you want in your life and work by registering for our one-day She Negotiates Leadership Retreat on June 30 in Santa Barbara.

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Laura understood exactly what most young parents eventually learn: be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.

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Or, if you feel comfortable, ask to meet with employees from other teams to learn more about the company culture from different perspectives.

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Be sure to check out the 10 Financial Questions You Need To Ask Yourself Before 2012, and get yourself on track to learn, plan and prosper in the years to come.

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Ask you to meet on a particular day and when you suggest a time and place you learn they only have a one hour window.

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When else do you have the opportunity to ask Warren Buffet, Sheryl Sandberg, or Jacqueline Novogratz your career questions, or learn from the experiences that they dedicate their time to sharing with the community?

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Four years from now, another candidate (or two) will likely ask you to sign up for some type of list, be it in app form or something else, to learn the identity of their running mate.

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