Mike
Carruthers:
Are you good about asking for help when you need it? Most of us
aren't - why?
M. Nora Klaver:
People are really afraid of looking weak, or incompetent or
incapable or not on top of things. Men and women both struggle
with that.
Nora Klaver,
author of the book Mayday!
Asking for Help in Times of Need, says even when we're struggling
with something and people say, "Can I give you a hand with
that?" We usually say, "No, that's ok, I've got it."
But asking for help can make your life better.
Nowadays people
are stretched too thin. We're asked to do an awful lot, especially
in work environments. We don't have the support that we'd like
to have regularly. And our lives get tougher and tougher. And
asking for help is one way to achieve that life balance that
we're always in search of.
And asking for
help has other benefits too.
It helps the
other person feel great about themselves. We always like to
contribute. It also clarifies relationships, you figure out
pretty quickly whom you can count on and whom you can't. And
it also creates new relationships. Asking for help from a stranger
can lead you to a friendship.
And asking for
help allows you to discover new ways of doing things.
Because the person
you asked for help from may have a better idea. And being open
to that is a wonderful thing. It just means you might get your
problem solved just that much faster.
At somethingyoushouldknow.net
I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.
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