A HELPING HAND

Article by

KAYSOON KHOO

When you need a helping hand, look at the one at the end of your arm. It can serve you better than any other. And it's always there at your disposal. You'll never know what it can accomplish until you give it a chance. Don't tell yourself you cannot do a thing unless you've exhausted all your efforts. Very often all you need is a little more faith in yourself.

Granted, many a time you need assistance from another source. If common sense says you should seek help, then do so. Survival depends on being practical. But don't be too eager to rely on another. It can develop into a habit that enervates you.

Sometimes it's sheer lack of resourcefulness that makes you approach someone for help. This springs from the sense of inadequacy you plant in your own consciousness. You've been too busy convincing yourself of your own helplessness and you've come to believe it. Try reversing that belief. You instilled it in your head. Now instill another -- the belief in your own capability.

Give yourself every chance to accomplish something on your own. Chances are you can do it. Cultivate the strength of self-reliance and see the miracle it works in your life.