Asking for help with shame says: You have the power over me.
Asking with condescension says: I have the power over you.
But asking for help with gratitude says: We have the power to help each other.
StartupyThe Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Those who can ask without shame are viewing themselves in collaboration withârather than in competition withâthe world
Josh Beckman