It’s hard to say no when someone asks you for a favor. My previous post explained why that is and how to assertively stand your ground to protect your time, money, and self-respect. But it can also be ...

Asking for help can be hard, but new research suggests we underestimate how willing people are to lend a hand. By Catherine Pearson Many things can get in the way of asking others for help: Fear of ...

You've just landed a new project. While it's in your wheelhouse, it requires unfamiliar skills. As you research and plan, that familiar wave of overwhelm hits. Deadline anxiety creeps in, and suddenly ...

Imagine you’ve just been handed a new project at work. It’s mostly within your subject matter expertise, but it involves new skills you’ve never used before. You start by doing some research, hoping ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Asking for a hand can lead you to make better decisions, improve your thinking and produce better results. So why don’t we do it more? It ...

It might feel socially risky, but ask anyway. Keep your request simple and direct. By Malia Wollan “Asking for help is hardly ever as bad as you imagine it will be,” says Vanessa Bohns, a social ...

It’s hard to ask for help, it may be even harder to need the help. But I do. I need it because tomorrow I'm having a big surgery, spinal fusion at eight levels. This surgery is both known and unknown ...

I am terrible at asking people to help me. I have many reasons for this. I don’t want to be a burden. I don’t want anyone to feel obligated. I came up a rule in my head, which is that I have one ask ...

While a paycheck is important, a lot of people are questioning the exchange of their time for money. According to survey by McKinsey, 70% of U.S.-based employees say their work defines their sense of ...

Asking for a raise can be tough. Even tougher now that the US economy is struggling to rebound after a years-long pandemic and the war in Ukraine which has disrupted the price of everything from grain ...