Every day is faced with many different problems, especially for businessmen and professionals, and even more for those who are just starting out in this field. Running a small business means doing all the marketing, the financials, talking to clients and planning to grow your business  – all at the same time.

Let’s break down into pieces all the assumptions why it’s difficult for others to ask for help and how you can overcome it.

Asking for help is not a sign of weakness

If you look at it, you would only be weak if your business fails and doesn’t flourish at all. In fact, asking for help can be your strength, it can build your network, get more referrals and can gain a new point of view in life. Talking to different people can energize you and give you more options on how to do something.

Just because you asked for help doesn’t mean you’re ignorant

When you were still a kid, you asked so many questions because you are curious on what’s happening around you. Growing up, you don’t ask questions anymore, not because you know all the answers in the world, but because you are too shy to be called ignorant. This sense of ideal shows a manifestation that you are not looking ahead, you are too inclusive of your own thoughts.

Like what Confucius said, “If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” Surround yourself with people smarter than you. Although most can argue that you can get all the information that you need from books, you can get a great deal from a person’s life experiences.

When you asked for help, it would make you look like an amateur

This is completely false. Let’s say you’re writing a marketing strategy and want to print the document from your laptop because you have a presentation in a minute. Suddenly, the printer started acting up. You have two options: You can definitely troubleshoot the issue or just ask someone who is more knowledgeable to help you print your document.

Arguably, you can choose the latter because you want to save effort and time. And that situation doesn’t make you look like an incompetent person among your peers. You actually give an opportunity to others to feel good about themselves.

“S.O.S.” A Great Business Strategy

It’s hard to ask for help, but everyone needs it. A little guidance may be easy to get, but it can have so many benefits – save time, do more and grow more. As a business owner, it can be the key to scale your business.

You can focus more on scaling up your business

The key to growing up your business is to free up your time doing all the small tasks. Sometimes, you are too caught up with these tasks that you forget to focus on the most important ones – planning to scale your business.

You can hire professionals who are experts and passionate about what they do. By delegating your tasks, you have more time to identify new opportunities and build your own brand that will lead to your business’ growth.

You can develop your leadership skills

When you start to delegate responsibilities, you are also building a team of people with different skill sets and personalities. This will make you become a better leader and a mentor by empowering them to be the best in their own field.

You will become a stronger entrepreneur   

On your entrepreneurial journey, there will be struggles and challenges. You need people who can encourage you, motivate you, and hold you accountable to do what must be done. These people need to become your role models and mentors. They will mold you to become a stronger business owner that you can possibly think of.

Assess your situation first and think of the benefits that you can get when you start asking for a little help.