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Unstuck.

Have you run out of ways to try? Do you feel held back, or stuck? Feel a huge burden that you are going to miss the boat and there is no one who cares about your situation. That feeling is the worst nightmare.

Our urge to be self-sufficient can resist us from reaching out for help. This is usually because it might make us look weaker, and dependent.

Asking for help is a great way out however less futile it appears. When we ask for help, it triggers a conversation about what's on our minds. It's a process of redirecting our thought from what looks impossible and turning them into possibilities. It has the effect of clouding judgments that prohibit us from making movement. Look at what happens we go to Gym, go for a run, or are at the workplace. We effortlessly strike conversations that aid in loosening us up giving us ways to think a bit more freely.

We tend to take ourselves and our abilities a little too seriously. When we are stuck asking for help isn't a weakness. It's a sign of being to open the possibility of failing to ask the next best person for support in dealing with our personal or work situations.

We underestimate the power of collaboration and human nature to depend on each other has the power to create an environment conducive to progress. We simply need to be open to asking for help.

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