One of the toughest things that you can do is admit when you are wrong and apologize. Many people struggle with this. There may be many reasons why this is so hard.

It is okay to ask for help. Yes, really. It is not a sign of weakness. It is not a sign of giving up. Often the strongest, and wisest, thing that you can do is to ask for help.   Many people are raised with the idea that if you ask for help that you are placing yourself in a “one-down” position. This is not helpful.

There are many reasons that you may not be able to do a project by yourself. You may not have the skillset necessary. For instance, you are running a business. You know how to make your product, but you do not know how to do bookkeeping. Your business will be out of business shortly!  Perhaps it is a time issue. In order to meet your goal, there simply may not be enough time to get all the pieces of the project done by one person. You have a choice: you can ask for help or you can fail. Sometimes there may be physical reasons why you are unable to complete a task. If, for instance, you have the flu, you are most likely not going to able to finish that project.

None of those are weaknesses. They are simple statements of fact. Not asking for help may be the “weaker” choice. Being able to coolly and calmly say, “I need help” will much more often find you celebrating success.

So, your choice. Are you going to be “weak”? Or successful?