But how about the time you asked for a raise, took on responsibilities beyond your experience or cold called that new business prospect?
The astronauts get asked one question all the time: How do you go the bathroom in space?
When you log in to the new Windows phones for the first time, for example, you are asked to enter your social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and so on.
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But remember, as you are asked to meet the challenges of our time, remember that the ability for us to adapt our government to the needs of the age has helped make our democracy work since its inception.
Remind them all that you have never asked anything of them before, but now is the time to make good on what they owe you.
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For example, you might fudge on the amount of time it takes you to complete a task you were asked to perform by your spouse because you want to build in enough time to goof off before you actually do it.
Think about the last time someone asked you for advice.
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Now, broadening out, in terms of -- we have made it clear from the first time you and others asked me about this question of a no-fly zone weeks ago, that we are actively considering it and it is an option the President insisted would be on the table.
If you've asked your recruiting team to target passive candidates in the past, it's time you get to know the new proactive candidates, people who cultivate new job opportunities long before they need them.
But, again, the last time I was here at a press conference I said -- I asked you guys to show us the Republican jobs plan that independent economists would indicate would actually put people back to work.
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You hear that question every year at the Academy Awards, and you hear it, asked more politely, every four years at inaugural time in Washington.
The second screen has largely asked that you take your eyes away from the action, even if that is to play along in real-time.
And as you know, he has given some interviews in that time to journalists who have asked some questions about all of the pressing issues of the day.
If you're asked whether it's a good time to talk, you can be honest and say you're in the middle of something.
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