Design Yourself

Today Sharon explores the topic of asking for help. You will learn about why flexing this skill is a critical component of successful leadership and sane living, what holds us back from asking for help, and why we’ve got to push forth and ask anyway. Finally, Sharon offers 5 Rules of the Road for how to get past your own discomfort or habit of not asking for help and move into the practice of doing it anyway. Ideas Shared Why Don’t We Ask For Help: We don’t know what to ask for The “Busy-ness Cycle”  It makes us uncomfortable No one can do it as well as me I’m in control, thank you very much Why We Ought To Ask Anyway: Our own capabilities are finite  We can’t do everything  You can leverage others’ strengths to cover your own blindspots * You will learn something – about yourself, about your habits Going it alone can get lonely and it’s necessarily riddled with your own limitations. You can’t see beyond you. 5 Rules of the Road for Asking for Help: Be clear and specific  Be open   DON’T ask a