Do you ask for help?

Many of us find it complicated to ask for help. It is probably a combination of our upbringing, character and perhaps a bit of culture. Some of us, unconsciously, learned from our parents to find our own solutions. Perhaps it was considered a sign of weakness to ask for help.

Nowadays, we're able to measure scientifically how someone scores on "receiving". If the score is low, it drains energy for someone to ask for help. If it is high, it will give energy. This is at someone's deepest level, their drivers.

From the data we know that many managers and professionals score low. As a result, they try to sort everything out themselves. From self-doctoring (Dr. Google, Dr. Bing), to running their finances, to managing their work and their career. You name it. But they do not realize that they can never know everything. There's always more that you don't know, than that you know. You can never develop the deep expertise you need to make good decisions in all areas. It is a dangerous cocktail that easily leads to making suboptimal decisions. This can lead to very bad consequences over the years.

Raise your hand if you know of a top 10 tennis player without a coach? Now, what is the difference with you? A coach with the right expertise enables you to grow to the next level or get clarity about your next steps.

Our ambition is to change the perception of coaching. We want to achieve that, within 10 years’ time, using a coach is just as normal as tennis players who use their coach to fine tune their game.

A coach is not soft. But a coach is not a status symbol either. A good coach is just a sound personal or business investment. No more, no less.

Better career | Better life | Better planet

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