How not to ask for help
Updated On: 12 July, 2020 06:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Paromita Vohra
But, there is another reason: sheer stinginess of spirit. Some people want you to do something for them, but make it sound like they are doing something for you
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Do you find it hard to ask people for help? Many people do. Their reasons are many.
Protecting one's ego is one—people don't like to be turned down or rejected and not everyone refuses gracefully. Pride is another—I can do things on my own, I don't need others. Low self-esteem is a third—why would anyone help me? These are human responses we all struggle with before we understand that humility is not humiliation.
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