Seeking Help is a Strength

Turns out I'm not socially dynamic enough to do something as simple as ask for help. This has to change.

When I was at school I used to hate working in groups because I knew I could do a better job than anyone else. This was just my opinion and arrogance, but it stopped me from being effective when we were forced to do group work.

When I got to university I discovered group work was absolutely brilliant. I could get so much more done; achieve so much more. Even if I could have done the work better than anyone else (I couldn't) I didn't have time to do it anyway. And by learning each person's strengths and what motivated them, that work became ten times better.

I know this. I've just forgotten to practice it. Why am I not seeking help when I could really use it? What am I trying to prove?

When working at home all the time it is, of course, easy to isolate one's self all the time. But this is still my fault.

I read the following by Richard Branson earlier today:

I had never really been in business before – other than the usual schoolboy schemes of the lemonade stall variety – but I knew enough to know that no man is an island. We all need someone to act as a counterbalance to our weaknesses and work off our strengths. Sometimes it's one person, sometimes it's a team, all of whom bring their unique talents and abilities to the table. Your family is often your network of support – and my advice to a budding entrepreneur would always be: listen to your family, accept their help, don't dismiss them out of hand.

_{Richard Branson in Screw It, Let's Do It. Expanded. Lessons in Life and Business (2007) Virgin Books Ltd. p14.}

I've always had the intention of one day forming a company, employing some great people and getting back to team work. But why am I waiting?

Just because I'm currently freelancing doesn't mean other people should not be involved.

I shall begin by asking my parent's for their help and advice.