In Ask and It Is Given, the most profound takeaway isn’t actually the “asking” part—we’re all great at knowing what we want. The hard part is the “allowing.”
Imagine you are in a canoe on a river. The current of that river is naturally flowing toward everything you’ve ever wanted—your goals, your peace, your ideal career. That current is “The Stream of Well-Being.”
Most of us have been taught that to get anywhere in life, we have to paddle. Hard. Usually, we are exhausted because we are trying to paddle upstream, fighting against the natural flow of life because we think “hard work” is the only way to earn success.
The core of this book is a radical suggestion: Just let go of the oars.
When you stop fighting, stop worrying, and stop trying to force things to happen through sheer willpower, the canoe naturally turns around. It aligns with the current and starts carrying you toward your desires.
As a coach, I love this because it redefines “giving up.” It’s not about quitting; it’s about relinquishing resistance. It’s realizing that sometimes, the best thing you can do for your progress is to stop pushing so hard against the “what is” and start trusting the “what can be.”
If you feel like you’re constantly hitting a wall, ask yourself: Am I paddling against the current right now? What would happen if I just let the boat turn?
