Yesterday while on my way out, I saw a car stalled in the middle of the road with emergency lights on. It was one of the main roads in the neighborhood.
As I overtook the car, I thought to myself, “Maybe the driver needs help and I should be offering my help.” Furthermore, I was not in a rush.
I made a U-turn and stopped in front of the car. I was trying to communicate with the driver to wind down the window. After a few attempts, I failed. It was a lady driver and she was being careful not to trust any stranger who acted very helpful – just like what I was doing.
She scanned me from head to toe looking for signs that I might be someone who wanted to take advantage of her situation. I tried to offer to push her car to the road side by yelling hoping that she could hear me.
Again, the lady refused to wind down the window and she didn’t respond to any of my offer to help.
What should I do now? I got no choice but to drive away.
I don’t blame the lady as she was trying to be cautious as there are cases like robbery and rape happened to victims like her.
But what got me thinking is when you refuse to receive help, nobody can ever help you. You only get help as much as the level you are willing to receive. No more, no less.
Being successful in life and business is the same. If you’re pre-occupied with misconceptions and refuse to open up to new ideas, no amount of books and workshops will ever help you.
Is you glass full or empty? For you to learn something, you must make sure that you throw away your old beliefs that are holding you back.
I am not saying you go out and try out every idea even the stupid ones, but at least, open up to new ideas. Especially ideas that have helped others to succeed.
Ask yourself this, “Are you limiting yourself by refusing to receive help from others?”
More often than not, we are our biggest enemy but sometimes we just don’t realize it.
Abel Cheng
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