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Your Success Thought for the Week of July 29, 2009
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The smartest and most successful people I know ask for
help regularly. Then there are those who feel that once they've reached a
certain level of prestige they should know, be, and do it all. This couldn't be farther from the truth.
In fact, I often hear the following frustrations from
associates of the latter:
- "I've offered to help her but she simply won't take me
up on it."
- "I wish he would ask for help and not take so much
on. He doesn't have anything to prove
and is burning himself out. It's hard to
watch and it doesn't have to be that way."
- "If she would ask her brilliant team members for help
before submitting proposals, we wouldn't have to send her back to correct her
assumptions. It would save time and honor the expertise all around her."
We sometimes forget that asking for help is not just
about us. It honors others to know we
think highly enough of them to ask for their assistance.
Help comes in many forms.
It can be as simple as having strong administrative support to organize
your schedule, office, and onslaught of communication.
Ask for help at home.
One client calls this his own 'economic stimulus package.' He hires individuals in need of work to help
with his home tasks and projects. This
frees him up to do what he does best.
Help can be in the form of delegation or, as I like to
call it, 'growing your people' to take on responsibilities you believe only you
can accomplish. Yes, it takes time at
first to mentor, but in the long run, delegation frees you up to take on more
intriguing endeavors.
Help can be more formal - as in putting together a peer
group or hiring an executive coach.
These options are specific to your needs, highly productive, and fun in
that you're not taking it all on yourself.
There's help all around you.
Your mastery is in knowing who, when, and how to ask for
assistance.
All of the above options allow you to grow and expand
beyond what you can do on your own. Not
asking for help keeps you in the same place you were yesterday. Is this how you want to experience life?
This week look around.
Who can make your life easier and more productive? You'll be honoring both 'you' and them by
simply asking. If they say "No," get
more creative. There's someone even
better out there to assist you. |
Enjoy your discoveries and
have a grand week!
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Ann
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published articles, including ''Beyond 360 Degree Surveys,' go to:Golden Visions & Associates, Coaching for Executive and Leadership Success and then click on Writing and Wisdom across the top.
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