“Whether asking for a raise from your boss or a promotion in your career, recognition from your peers or validation for your worth or even simply asking for forgiveness, Hard Asks Made Easy will give you the tools you need to get what you want.”
--Readers’ Favorite 

"[Fredricks] shares plenty tricks of the trade to bolster anyone’s asking confidence."
-–BookLife by Publishers Weekly

"This compact self-help book may be brief, but it’s bursting with hard truths, sage advice, and learned examples."
-- Kirkus Reviews

"Ask this hard question: What can I do to bring happiness and fulfillment into my life? Get this easy answer: Read " Hard Asks Made Easy."
-- Jonathan E. Mitchell 
Private investor, Philanthropist

"I used 'Laura's 5 Laws on Asking' and not only did I get the CEO position, I got the salary I wanted. What are you waiting for?"
-- Sarah Leonard 
CEO, Steamboat Springs Chamber

"Laura empowers us all to overcome our fears before those hard conversations that we need to so often have in life. I hope all my patients read Hard Asks Made Easy because the more questions they ask me, the better I can serve them."
-- Armin M. Tehrany, MD 
Founder, Manhattan Orthopedic Care and Precision Cut Productions

"Hard Asks Made Easy beautifully encompasses principles that I employ in my Upper West Side, NYC practice to help individuals, couples, and families heal relationships at home, improve them in the workplace, and build bridges to the outside world."
-- Patti German, ME.D., LMFT
Marriage and family therapist, NYC

"Hard Asks Made Easy has taught me to know my audience before skillfully delivering my ask which has made a world of difference for the success of my business. The skills I have gained from this book have also strengthened my partnership with patients. This is a MUST-READ!"
-- JoAn Monaco, MD, MS
Plastic and reconstructive surgeon, NYC

"In my working with people and their finances, as well as my role as one of the founding family members of the Ohr - O'Keefe Museum of Art, Laura's book has definitely taught me the Art of the Ask Conversation, so I can best serve my clients and museum supporters."
-- Justin O'Keefe, CLU, ChFC, CAP, LFD
CEO, and Founder, The Memorial Asset Protection Plan

"Laura is masterful at getting exactly what she wants. If you want to build the skills and confidence needed to get what you want, your first step is diving into Hard Asks Made Easy. "
-- Jessica Cunningham Akoto
CEO, KIPP Philadelphia Schools

"Hard Asks Made Easy reminds us how powerful asking can be. I love when my clients ask me the hard questions, it's the only way I can help them make their best financial decisions for themselves and their family."
-- Rorrie Gregorio
Partner, Family office leader, National accounting firm