Welcome, dear friends, to my first ever Vlog post!
This one is 8 minutes long. The volume is a little soft – but the next one will definitely be better.
See it here:
Summary for the non-video-watchers:
In our society, we’re often told to “cowboy through” things. To be independent. People who ask for help are seen as weak or bad.
Sometimes it’s good to cowboy through things (because most people are better at things than they think they are, and can use the experience as a confidence-booster), but there comes a point when it’s better to ask for help.
Short tip for those in the service business (which is everyone): Make it super easy for people to ask you for help. There’s a threshold you have to get over – people won’t ask for your help until the pain of NOT asking for help is greater than the pain of asking. So reduce the pain of asking!
Short tip for everyone who needs help: You want others to ask you for help, so don’t be scared to ask others! Good people are there to assist you and won’t laugh at you, no matter how silly your question seems to you. That’s why they’re in business!
Some of the excuses we give for not asking for help:
- It’s too expensive.
- I don’t know if anyone can really help me.
- People are going to laugh at me!
Those excuses are just that – excuses. And good coaches will help you recoup your investment of time and money.
If you think you can’t afford help, it may be true – but it’s equally true that you can’t afford not to get help.
And some misc stuff that makes me happy:
- I’m going to Philadelphia tomorrow to see friends for Thanksgiving. Yay!
- I’ll be volunteering at Charity:Water’s Charity:Ball on December 14th. Come join the party if you’ll be in NYC!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
