# Want Better Outcomes? Start Making Bigger Asks Fear of rejection limits our potential. - **Source:** [Fast Company](https://www.fastcompany.com) - **Published:** 2026-07-14 - **Topic:** [Career Growth](https://brifing.si/c/growth) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/2a13c71d-25d8-4571-8281-78a029f5fc6f ## Fear of Rejection In 'You Can Just Do Things,' Cate Hall argues that fear of rejection traps us in safe, predictable lives. This fear is a major obstacle to realizing our potential. ## Rejection Resistance Our weak resistance to rejection leads us to avoid making big asks. This hinders our personal growth and achievements. ## Courage and Risk To achieve better outcomes, we need to make bigger asks and take risks. Courage is the key to overcoming the fear of rejection. ## Agency and Control Fear of rejection weakens our control over our lives. To gain agency, we must overcome this fear and take bigger steps. ## Personal Growth Overcoming the fear of rejection accelerates our personal growth. Making big asks makes us stronger and more successful. ## Conclusion and Importance By overcoming the fear of rejection, we can achieve better outcomes. Making big asks makes our lives more meaningful and fulfilling. ## Sources covering this story - https://www.fastcompany.com/91550729/want-better-outcomes-start-making-bigger-asks — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._