{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fb21bf2ea-2c05-4e63-ac2b-912d4101bab2","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 17: Asking for Help","description":"Asking for help can be so, well, helpful. Yet many people (Janine and Shannon included) have difficulty asking for help. In this episode we explore how life can be better when you seek help. This episode includes a special (surprise!) guest appearance by Mike, Shannon's husband, who is an asking-for-help ninja. He shares some of his insights on the whys and hows of seeking help.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 How perfectionism can get in the way of asking for help\n\u2022 The ins and outs of asking for directions\n\u2022 Shannon and Janine\u2019s adventure in asking for help when they had car difficulties in Utah\n\u2022 Why it\u2019s a good practice to ask for help even when it's difficult\n\u2022 Mike\u2019s strategy for asking for help (hint: it\u2019s always a conversation, not just a question)\n\u2022 How just by asking Mike finds out that he needs help with things he doesn\u2019t even know about\n\u2022 Mike's view that he doesn\u2019t just ask for help, he gets clarification of the problem.\n\u2022 A couple of approaches that might make it a little easier to ask for help.\n\u2022 Shannon and Janine\u2019s promised experiment with asking for help","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}