Ask For Help

Have you ever watched a child struggle with something? Say for instance you see a child sitting on the floor struggling to tie his or her shoe. Most adults would bend down and offer to help and you may be surprised when you are greeted with a “I can do it myself” when asked if they need help. Many children want to “go at it alone” and so do many adults but that doesn’t mean that it is always the smart thing to do.

My business revolves around helping moms. Whether its helping them to gain tools to lower their stress, helping them to gain life balance or helping them follow their true passion, I am always helping people. The key here is that these people want the help, admit to themselves that something is “missing” in order to seek out that help, then they have to ask for help.

If Asking For Help is Wrong I Don’t Wanna be Right

There is nothing wrong with asking for and seeking help. As a matter of fact, it’s the smartest move you can make when you feel stuck or uncertain with a particular task at hand. When you sit back and think about it… there is so much that we try to accomplish during the course of each day frankly, sometimes those things can become overwhelming. Getting help is often the solution but asking for help can be difficult for some people.

I think that the number one reason people don’t ask for help is simply rooted in fear. Fear that people will judge them or fear that others will see them as weak. These are the same fears that hold many people back in life. Many people feel embarrassed to admit that they don’t have all the answers while others feel shy or awkward. The important thing is to take the pressure off of yourself and just do it (kind of like Nike). You will save yourself time and frustration and hey, you will learn something in the process.

Believe it or not, I used to have this problem. I was the one that would get frustrated trying to figure something out and kept the questions bottled up inside of me fearing that asking the questions would make me look….well.. dumb! I always felt that if I asked for help people would then wonder how is it that I can help them when I can’t even help myself. What I slowly began to realize is that if wanted to become successful then I had to ask for help. I am living proof that knowing your strengths as well as your weaknesses is important and learning how to delegate and ask for help is equally important. My new motto soon became “When the going gets tough, the tough ask for help”!

I will leave you with 2 questions: