When we ask for anything, we're almost always asking for help, in some form; help with money, permission, acceptance, advancement, help with our hearts.. Brene Brown has found through her research that women tend to feel shame around the idea of being 'never enough'.. at home, at work, in bed, never pretty enough, never smart enough, never thin enough, never good enough.. Men tend to feel shame around the fear of being perceived as weak, or more academically, 'fear of being called a pussy'. Both sexes get trapped in the same box for different reasons. If I ask for help.. I am not enough. If I ask for help.. I'm weak. It's no wonder so many of us don't bother to ask, it's too painful. . Amanda Palmer
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"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." In this book, Brene Brown talks about the "invisible labor" that women do every day, the emotional labor that is required of women in a setting where men are not present. She also touches on the idea that men tend to value roles that they feel they are "supposed" to play, and how those roles can be seen as a form of male privilege.

Source: The Art Of Asking; Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Let People Help

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