| type="text/javascript"> ch_client = "articlealley"; | | | | person who will refuse to assist those who admit a |
| ch_type = "mpu"; ch_width = 590; ch_height = 250; | | | | need. |
| ch_non_contextual = 4; ch_noborders = 1; | | | | It is paradoxical but true; when you control your ego |
| ch_vertical ="premium"; ch_sid = "590x250 Article | | | | and ask for help on your career path those to whom |
| Mixed Top"; var ch_queries = new Array( ); var | | | | you turn for assistance end up being in your debt. |
| th)); if ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) { | | | | You will often secure a relationship with a mentor |
| ch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected]; } If you are | | | | who will add a strong element to your career. |
| serious about building a career, you'll not be afraid to | | | | None of this is to suggest that it is always easy to |
| ask for help. No one expects you to have all of the | | | | ask for help. Admitting a shortcoming tramples a bit |
| answers. | | | | on the ego. |
| Never be afraid to admit you need help and then ask | | | | When you need to help to correct a mistake, admit |
| for it. Many careerists, otherwise smart and capable, | | | | it promptly and waste no time waiting to reach out |
| hamstring themselves by believing they lose face if | | | | for help. Nobody is perfect. You have a right to |
| they say, "Hey, I don't understand this problem, | | | | make a few mistakes. If you act promptly, there is |
| much less what to do about it. Please help me." | | | | usually time to correct the situation. It is well to heed |
| Career Tip: Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. | | | | Confucius who declared, "Be not ashamed of |
| It is just the opposite; it is a sign of strength and | | | | mistakes and thus make them crimes." |
| maturity. When you ask for help, you are paying a | | | | If you are working for a boss who doesn't accept |
| compliment to the one you ask. You are saying, "You | | | | this premise, you are in a relationship that doesn't |
| know something I don't know. I trust you." | | | | bode well for your career path. |
| Everyone likes to be asked to help. It's the rare | | | | |