Stick to What I'm Best At.

I had the opportunity to fund raise for a nonprofit organization tonight. They have the script all prepared, you just need to call and read accordingly. As most of you know, I HATE calling. I will text or email basically anything but I shut down when it comes to calling. Unfortunately, you can not email a donor asking for money; it just doesn't work that way.

It took a VERY long time for me to warm up to the idea of asking for money. My parents will laugh at this, but thats a different story :) Once I finally decided to make my first phone call, my fears and suspicions were confirmed in less than a minute exchange with a 'potential' donor.

I started off introducing myself. The entire time I am thinking of not what I'm saying, but rather what she is thinking. Turns out, I didnt need to anticipate what she was thinking, she simply told me. For example:

Me: Say- "Are you aware of what our organization is up to?"
Me: Thinking- I'm not even aware of what our organization is up to!
Woman: "I couldn't care less."
Me: Long pause. This is not on the script! How exactly do I proceed?

The conversation only got worse. I hung up the phone defeated and unwilling to give it another shot. I am terrible at asking random people for money. I will go ahead and never do it again. Except, obviously my parents. I will stick to what I'm good at. :)