Asking for Help

Why Strong People Struggle With It

Here’s a truth I see play out again and again:
The most capable, resilient people often struggle to ask for help.
We’re basically awful at it.

It’s not that we don’t need help — we all do. It’s that asking feels like failing the “I got this” test.

We hold back because we tell ourselves:

✨Admitting we need support feels like waving a white flag — like we’re less competent or professional.

✨ There’s a secret expectation that we should be superhuman. If we can’t figure it out, what does that say about our strength?

✨ Others see us as capable and put-together. Need isn’t the look we want. Sometimes, we’ve even been judged for asking (“Wow, I didn’t know you were so insecure.”)

✨ We fear losing our “cool factor.” Strong people handle things. Alone.
But here’s the reality: no one is built to carry everything solo.

The strongest people I know — the ones who truly succeed and last — are those who’ve learned the difference between being strong and acting solo.

Building a world-class career, business, or life?
It’s a team sport.

If you’re out there flexing your resilience but feeling the lonely weight of your own expectations, I see you.

It’s time to redefine what strong really means: staying in the game without burning out.

That’s the honest conversation and support I offer.

Because sustainable strength is always supported — never solo.