In asking for help, you are often giving a gift to someone – exposing your own need and vulnerability (which can be hard), and giving them an option to shine.
You are not necessarily incurring a debt of any kind, but instead (when you ask in a genuine way for a genuine thing) are giving someone the chance to be generous.
You have the same opportunity to be generous in return. Sure, you can thank someone. Much better, though, is to let them know how their help helped – be very active here, very specific, and share your success, bathe them in that same warm glow.
You’ll feel better and they will too. Otherwise, they might feel like all they’ve done is howl at the moon.
In asking for help, you are often giving a gift to someone – exposing your own need and vulnerability (which can be hard), and giving them an option to shine.
You are not necessarily incurring a debt of any kind, but instead (when you ask in a genuine way for a genuine thing) are giving someone the chance to be generous.
You should take that same opportunity. Sure, you can thank them. Much better, though, is to let them know how their help helped. Share in your success. Bathe them in that same warm glow.
You’ll feel better and they will too.
In asking for help, you are often giving a gift to someone – exposing your own need and vulnerability (which can be hard), and giving them an option to shine.
You are not necessarily incurring a debt of any kind, but instead (when you ask in a genuine way for a genuine thing) are giving someone the chance to be generous.
You should take that same opportunity. Sure, you can thank them. Much better, though, is to let them know how their help helped. Share in your success. Bathe them in that same warm glow.
You’ll feel better and they will too. Otherwise, they might feel like all they’ve done is howl at the moon.
Otherwise, they might feel like all they’ve done is howl at the moon.
Such a simple concept, but true. Often asking for help is confused as being a sign of weak or “stupid,” when in reality we all need help from time to time, it’s an easy way to give someone else an opportunity to grow and to help you grow at the same time.
Brilliant!