Asking For Help

 "Bottom line: if you show a genuine interest in learning about how others became successful, you can open up a world of opportunities."

-- Armstrong Williams, Political Commentator

"The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge."

-- Elbert Hubbard

From Steve Chandler:
The paradoxical power of setting your ego aside and seeking help is that it suggests strength, not weakness. It means you are committed to an outcome. Most people are not fully committed to success, they are only committed to looking good in the eyes of others. They may be somewhat committed to making a living, but that's a completely different thing! If you are only committed to making a living, then that's the most your career will ever do for you. It will only give you a place inside of which you can TRY TO MAKE A LIVING.

But is that why you go to work? Wasn't there a bigger idea than that? Didn't you find your career or start your business because you saw the possibilities of having a great life, full of freedom and joy? When you finally commit to success (to building a life rather than making a living), you will get lots of help. It's as simple as that. (And the very fact that you are reading this message will tell you that you are already reaching out in that direction and therefore truly committed to success.)

In all walks of life, you can tell whether someone is committed to something by whether they are getting help. Whether they are reaching out, free of ego, free of pride (and the paranoia that comes with pride) and connecting with someone who can help.

Of course I couldn't have said it better, because I know how true it is. Seeking help, through books, webinars, workshops, mastermind groups or coaching is the only way to get unstuck, to stay young, and to really succeed. As the great basketball coach John Wooden said, "You will be the same person in five years except for the people you have met and books you have read."

Take action now and reach out for help, it is a strength.

All the best, 

Rick Wallace