ASKING FOR HELP
The only mistake you can make is not asking for help. —Sandeep Jauhar
Do you ask for help when you don’t know how to do something or can’t manage it on your own? Or, rather than look stupid and incompetent, do you pretend like you know what you’re doing? Perhaps you think asking for help is a sign of weakness; that if you ask for help you’re admitting you’re inadequate in some way; that you lack knowledge, skill or experience to do something yourself. You don’t want anyone to see that you’re struggling; you want people to think that you’re in control and can handle things.
You get in your own way if you make asking for help mean something negative about you when it doesn’t. Asking for help doesn’t mean you’re stupid or inadequate, ...
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