How to Ask For Help
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For as much as we love to lend our support and help others, many of us find it awkward or uncomfortable to ask for help ourselves. Today, we talk about the top reasons people don\\u2019t seek support and ways to shift the mindset on what it actually means about us when we\\u2019re willing to reach out to others. When we ask people for their time, feedback, or support in a gracious way, it creates a win-win for everyone. Asking for help is a way to practice vulnerability, which is a necessary aspect of bringing our whole selves to work and to life.
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Key Takeaways:
[5:09] There are a few different reasons we have trouble asking for help. We are afraid to be judged or come across as weak, we don\\u2019t want to burden people or annoy them, or we are afraid of rejection. Also, we are hesitant to ask for help because often times\\u2026 we think (know) we can do better.
[9:35] When we keep our world small and enclosed in only our perspective, it limits how big and vast our experience can grow and expand to.
[11:26] Asking for help is a great way to practice being authentic and vulnerable, which allows us to connect and have empathy for and with other human beings.
[18:40] We will always stay at \\u201cno\\u201d if we don\\u2019t ask. If we ask for help, we may actually get some help.
[19:03] Our strongest fears about what will happen when we ask for help rarely happen. The worst case scenario is usually getting a \\u201cno\\u201d or an inauthentic yes.
[20:07] When we ask for help, we give others the opportunity the joy and satisfaction that comes of helping.
[27:42] Some of us take pride in being a martyr, or think it\\u2019s admirable to be burdened with doing it all on our own. However, there is courage in asking for help, and empowering those around us in a generous and abundant way.
[29:53] Challenge for the week: What ways can you start asking for help?
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Resources:
Purchase Bring Your Whole Self to Work and gain access to bonus material.
Better Man Conference
\\u201cHow to Turn Disappointment Into Power\\u201d
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Bren\\xe9 Brown
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