I heard this idea on the We Can Do Hard Things podcast the other day.

Oftentimes caregivers (and others) are fiercely independent – thinking they need to take care of all the things.

Did you know people like to help you? It’s true – because…science.

Often people feel more connected to those that allow them to help. When you let someone help you,they report feeling good, and then they associate that good feeling with you. 

We often think that asking for help is a sign of weakness or vulnerability. We want people to think we have it all together.  Guess what? No one does. We are all just pretending – some better than others.

Another reason we don’t ask for help is we think people will see us as  a burden. Research shows our perception about this is wrong.  People are twice as likely to want to help as we perceive them to be.  Research also shows us people actually like us more than when we have let them help us.  We appear more human. 

I encourage you to ask someone for help this week. It can be a win-win for you and the person you ask.