I could have one. All I had to do was ask. Instead, I just sat there, blinking.

Last fall, I attended a coaching conference in Phoenix, with about 1000 (or more) mostly women. On the first day, the keynote speaker Brooke Castillo, who had two new Chanel purses with her, complete with beautiful boxes, on-stage from the first session, offered them to the large audience for $10. 

$10 for a multi-thousand dollar purse. 

Most of us stayed in our seats, confused, or letting our brains spin with all the reasons our brains offered us of why she did not mean us. 

“I don’t have any cash on me.” 
“This is a joke.” 
“There’s a larger lesson here…right?”
“There are too many people between me and the stage.” 
“I can’t stand up and just ASK for a purse in front of all these people.”
“I don’t want to look greedy/materialistic/like I care about purses.”

A few, however, stood up–borrowing cash from people in neighbor seats, offering to Venmo, etc. and the very fastest of those got Chanel purses…for $10.

The entire gigantic hotel resort ballroom was electrified and staring at the stage in astonishment. Even the online attendees (who were also eligible for the purses) were furiously chatting messages we could see on the wall projector all amounting to: 

What. The Heck. Is Happening Right Now?!

-Every. Single. Person.

Yes, some people acted faster than others, but at the rate the purses were claimed, there wasn’t a single person in the audience who couldn’t have claimed a purse if she had immediately believed it was available and meant for them. It hit me: I could have had a Chanel purse. For $10. All I had to do was ask (and in this case, claim it).

What’s the lesson here?

What opportunities are being presented to you every day that you are convinced are not for you? That you are closed to because of some sentence in your brain telling you that you can’t even ask, that it’s not even worth trying. It’s only true if you believe it!

What if everything was yours for the asking–Chanel purses, travel, strong relationships, meaningful work, a beautiful garden, a cold drink on a hot day, a kind word? Decide that it is and let it outlast your doubt until you just ask for it and find out for sure. Want some help figuring out how? Book a free clarity call with your favorite coach!