Help • Where to go and who to ask
On a scale from 1 – 10, rank how easy or hard you find it to ask for help. Ask your mentor to rate themselves too! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Super easy
Not too bad
Off the scale hard
What stops us asking for help? Thinking about the barriers to asking for help before you actually need it can be useful! Here are some of the common reasons people don’t ask for help. Circle those that might apply to you.
Fear of appearing weak Fear of ‘owing’ someone Fear of being a burden
Fear of rejection Fear of admitting you feel out of control
It is not something we do in our culture no one will understand anyway
I don’t have anyone to ask
Any others?
Okay. #REALTALK. Some of us may be good at asking for what we need, and some of us have no idea. Imagine that asking for help was easy – think ‘genie in a bottle’ type stuff. What kind of things would you want help with?
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