"Am I  weird? I wish someone would help me...."

• FIND a...

• TALK to my...

• FILE my papers

• REMIND me to...

• TEACH me how to...

• HELP me get started

• TELL me what to do next

• MAKE appointments for me

• KEEP me from leaving the room

• SCRIPT what I'm supposed to ask 

• PLAN & TRACK my projects and tasks

• DECIPHER what the architect is saying

• EXPLAIN to them what I'm trying to say

• ​COWORK remotely to keep me focused

• SIT with me while I go through my memory boxes

• GIVE me a new perspective so I don't knock their block off

• OPEN my mail, pay my bills, balance the accounts, file the papers

• BE WITH and help my aging parents do what they need to do for their and my future

• ​CALL the insurance or utility company, or the other people I just can't bring myself to call

• GO with me to the doctor, the showroom, the lawyer and  accountant, the cemetery office

• NOTICE and high-five me for all the flippin' hard work I do that no one else seems to appreciate. 

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These are actual examples of what I've helped clients do. They've often commented that they felt weird sharing that they need help in these areas.

 

But in fact, it’s a mature thinker who recognizes the need for a hand.

 

Change "I’m not good at that" to "I just needed some help!”