Ask Like an Auctioneer: Welcome to the ZOFO
The Online Mini Course
Learn how to make the kinds of asks that can change EVERYTHING- for your career and business
The kinds of asks that can change everything don't live in our comfort zone- they live in our Zone of Freaking Out.
Turn your #ZOFO into your zone of potential.
Quit lowballing yourself
It's really easy to lowball yourself. You can stop that right now and explore and maximize the potential of every ask.
Know what stops you
There's a little voice that says "how dare you!" when you go to ask big. And it can put the breaks on you, big time. That's your Zone Of Freaking Out talking. Get to know it, so you can crush it.
Break Free
Freedom means asking big even when you feel freaked. When you know what holds you back, you can free yourself even in the face of it.
As a coach, I’ve seen it and experienced it a million times.
Over the course of my career I’ve worked with some impressive, imposing, and incredibly important people. And you know what? They’ve all got a ZOFO: a Zone Of Freaking Out. Even the most accomplished and impressive among us feel overwhelmed and anxious under certain circumstances. The reason these accomplished and impressive people continue to succeed is that they’ve figured out how to navigate the ZOFO efficiently and effectively.
The rest of us get stuck, sink into panic, and end up lowballing ourselves. We trip over our roadblocks and ask for less than we deserve.
I'm here to change that
I’ve designed Welcome to the ZOFO to help you explore what’s holding you back and learn to confidently navigate your own zone.
It won’t be easy, especially at first, but if you embrace these ZOFO-management tactics, they will help you push beyond discomfort, make those big auctioneer-like asks and experience phenomenal success.
In this four-part course, you’ll:
- Learn the core concept that will get you more of what you want, every time.
- Get insights into HOW to make a more courageous ask
- Understand more about what’s stopping you from asking for what you really want, so you can stop lowballing yourself.
- Complete a self-guided coaching exercise that you can use both during and after this course
Course Content
This 4-part course is a fun journey through where we stop ourselves and how to unlock a bigger ask. It's 57 minutes of fun that could make all the difference in your career.
Module 1- Welcome – Dia's a little serious in this module, because she understands this is serious business for you. Shot in the studio, she's setting you up for success.
Module 2- Don’t be afraid of the “No” – This is first half of Dia's Ask Like An Auctioneer talk recorded live at Pandora's HQ in Oakland. It's a fun ride that'll challenge and change your perspective on Asking.
Module 3- Empower your Ask –This is the second half of the talk, where Dia shares the tools and frameworks she uses to ask big as an Auctioneer. Take notes.
Module 4- Know your ZOFO – Step back into the studio with Dia and get a guided coaching exercise that'll help you get to know your ZOFO so you can stay in charge of the Asks you make.
Ask Like an Auctioneer is a project aimed at helping One Million women find their courage, ask for more and get it with strategies from the world of my impact hobby of Auctioneering!
Here's what women are saying about the online course:
“My mind was BLOWN! I loved it! I am so excited to go into this negotiation. Before I was scared. Now, I am empowered. [my conversation] can't come soon enough!”
“Looking at it, I think this is the single biggest raise I've ever been given in my 25 years in software actually. I was really in the ZOFO when I wrote it down… I lead the Women & Allies ERG at my company and I recommend your course to all of our members!” Michelle L.
More about Dia
Dia Bond is a Communications Catalyst and has coached CEOs, innovators and ambitious professionals and led workshops at corporations including Quartz, Twitter, and Facebook. She helped Rio secure the 2016 Summer Olympics and has spoken at the 2018 3% Conference and Pandora’s Women in Tech Summit. After attending auctioneering school for fun, she translated the techniques she learned into a program that prepares women to ask for more and leave nothing on the table, called Ask Like an Auctioneer. Dia’s confidence is infectious and she connects with women in a range of industries and positions – from ambitious graduates to senior management teams. She's been covered on CNBC Make It and Forbes. See her full site here.
