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Asking For and Offering Assistance
Helping others brings good feelings to the giver and the receiver of the good deeds. Using your special gifts to help others can be a gift to yourself as you enjoy a self esteem boost for making others' lives better, and make the world a better place. You feel more worthy of good deeds yourself, your trust in the decency of people is reinforced, and you feel more connected to yourself and to others" -
Asking For and Offering Assistance
"There are short-term payoffs that self-sufficient people
experience such as singular control, approval from others,
career enhancement and self-confidence, all of which act as a
catalyst for the behavior" -
Asking For and Offering Assistance
Ask what you can do to help. Talk to a family member or friend and ask what they most need help with and offer your services. By offering before they need to ask you, you are showing that you care about them. And, remember to follow through with whatever they've asked of you. Simply asking won't actually help them
