Short excerpt from a June 12, 2024 YouTube talk by Jeff Langmaid arguing that cultural stigma—particularly in the U.S.—against asking for help harms entrepreneurs; learning to ask for specific help can rapidly accelerate business growth.
We're also raised with this idea, especially in the United States, that we have to do everything like it's not okay to ask for help. Tons of people are out there just struggling like crazy because it's somewhere in their mind that it's not okay to actually ask for help. Somehow that makes them less of a person or something. But when you learn how to ask for help and you know specifically what to ask for help for, it can make your business skyrocket in a very short period of time.
