Why Asking for Help is So Hard

How to Get Better at Asking for Help

In this episode, Sarah and Pam discuss:

• Why asking for help is so important.

• How developing the skill of asking for help makes life better and easier.

• That asking for help is a leadership concept.

• That asking for help is a core competency that we should all work on.

• The myriad reasons asking for help is so hard.

• How being a pleaser intersects with difficulty asking for help.

• The irrational desire to "clean up" the problem before asking for help.

• How perfectionism prevents people from getting help.

• How socialization impacts our willingness to ask for help.

• That just because help didn't work before that doesn't mean it won't in the future.

• Staying committed to getting yourself the support you need.

• Taking small bits of help Being active in receiving help.

• Developing your communication skills.

• Practicing asking for help Using tracking to see the impact of getting help.

• Being open to help that looks different than you expected

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