Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
“One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural importance we place on “going it alone.” Somehow we’ve come to equate success with not needing anyone. Many of us are willing to extend a helping hand, but we’re very reluctant to reach out for help when we need it ourselves. It’s as if we’ve divided the world into “those who offer help” and “those who need help.” The truth is that we are both.”
It is so very hard to ask for help. But, it’s so easy to adopt the attitude that you don’t need anyone and if you are going to succeed, you can do it by yourself. And you don’t realize that in adopting that attitude, you are only hurting yourself. It is not a sign of weakness or failure to say “I need help…I can’t do it by myself ” Rather, it is a sign of strength to be able to not only give help to others but to receive it as well.
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