The Daily Stoic - It’s Okay To Ask For Help

Episode Date: April 10, 2020

It’s the strongest and the most helpful among us that often have the most trouble asking for help. The frontline responders know that their duty is to rush toward the bang, while others run away. A parent knows that they put their own interests and needs behind those of their children. The person who others rely on to be cheerful and fun can feel like they have no one to express their sorrow and pain to. Yes, a Stoic is strong. Yes, a Stoic is brave. Yes, a Stoic does their duty—without complaint, without hesitation. A Stoic carries the load, and willingly carries the load for others when necessary. But they also have to be able to ask for help. Because sometimes that’s the strongest and bravest thing to do. “Don’t be ashamed to need help,” Marcus Aurelius wrote. “Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. And if you’ve been wounded and you need a comrade to pull you up? So what?”Exactly. So what? You’re not looking for a handout. You’re looking for advice. You’re not looking to be exempted. You’re getting your wounds treated so you can get back into the fight. You’re not looking to get an unfair advantage over anyone else. You’re taking advantage of the opportunities that were designed for precisely the situation you’re in. If you need a minute, ask. If you need a helping hand, ask. If you need reassurance, ask. If you need a favor, ask. If you need therapy, go. If you need to start over, go for it. If you need to lean on someone or something, do it. We’re in this mission together. We’re comrades. It’s okay to ask for help. If it makes you better, it’s the right thing to do. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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that has guided some of history's greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystowach.com. It's okay to ask for help. It's the strongest and the most helpful among us that often have the most trouble asking for help. The frontline responders know that their duty is to rush towards the bang while others run away.

A parent knows that they put their own interests and needs behind those of their children. The person who others rely on to be cheerful and fun can feel like they have no one to express their sorrow and pain to. Yes, a stoke is strong. Yes, a stoke is brave. Yes, a stoke does their duty without complaint, without hesitation. A Stoke carries the load and willingly carries the load for others would necessary. But they also have to be able to ask for help because sometimes that's the strongest and

bravest thing to do. Don't be ashamed to need help, Marcus Aurelius wrote, like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. And if you've been wounded and need a comrade to pull you up, so what? Exactly. So what? You're not looking for a handout. You're looking for advice. You're not looking to be exempted. You're getting your wounds treated so you can get back into the fight. You're not looking to get an unfair advantage over anyone else. You're taking advantages of the opportunities that were designed for precisely the situation you're in. If you need a minute ask, if you need a helping hand, ask. If you need reassurance, ask. If you need a favor, ask.

If you need therapy, go. If you need to start over, go for it. If you need to lean on someone or something, do it. We're in this mission together, we're comrades. It's okay to ask for help if it makes you better. It's the right thing to do. Hey, thanks for listening to the Daily Stoke Podcast. You can sign up to get our daily email at dailystoke.com slash email. I'd also encourage if you want to take your practice

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