I was thinking recently about how difficult it is for many men, especially me, to accept help from others.
For years, a lot of us have been programmed with the same message:
“You can handle it yourself.”
“Don’t depend on anyone.”
“Be strong.”
“Help everyone else, but don’t become the one who needs help.”
There’s value in servant leadership. There’s honor in serving others. But somewhere along the way, many of us started believing that receiving help was weakness.
It’s not.
Allowing someone to help you isn’t failure. It’s trust. It's humility. It's allowing someone else the opportunity to serve. And the truth is that you are worthy of being helped too.
That’s hard for me to say sometimes.
Anyone else feel this way?