Strong Enough, Smart Enough, and Brave Enough
“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” Ziad K. Abdelnour
Tag: Ask for help
“Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it.” Ziad K. Abdelnour
We sometimes avoid help thinking we might not be able to return the favor and we'll end up feeling more stress. What if we don’t want to return the favor? These are good questions but they need some thought. We should only return favors that land in our wheelhouse. We need to be clear about offering help back. Know going into it just what you would be willing to do in the- so to speak 'trade' of services.
You really don't need to know how to do it all. However, if you want to get it done and done well, then you will need to call on the troops. This is all about gifts and talents. Know yours and stay in your lane. Let those with gifts in their areas help you. It's all about the result you need, not who performs the skill needed to get your result.
Who told you that? Delegating is a beautiful thing. YOU DON'T want control over everything. GOD has control in the first place. We truly get it wrong when we THINK it is us doing all the work. So really if we believe in God's ALMIGHTY then we know it is Him doing the work through either us or the individual that we will call on for help. Either way, we need to really think about the 'control' we so desire and if we truly want that control :-)
I have to tell you here... do a trade. EVERYONE has something they hate doing and other things they love doing. We know that doing work that is within our God-given gifts and talent is simple, fun, and energizing. Find someone who works perfectly opposite of you. You will both benefit.
Another little dose of humble pie here. Get over it- if you are struggling to accomplish something - it most likely isn't in your gifts and talents and someone most likely will do FAR better than you could even dream of. So go ahead and see. Let them know what you hope for and let them use their God-given talent... and see how awesome of a job they can do. It will make them feel great and you most likely will have your socks knocked off!
When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What are you really accomplishing here? Why are you trying to do all this alone while everyone stands around you from morning till evening?” Exodus 18:14-15
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