Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness | Michele L. Sullivan

We all go through challenges -- some you can see, most you can't, says Michele L. Sullivan. In a talk about perspective, Sullivan shares stories full of wit and wisdom and reminds us that we're all part of each other's support systems. "The only shoes you can walk in are your own," she says. "With compassion, courage and understanding, we can walk together, side by side."

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[jerekson]

2:45 "As a child, you can't understand another child's curiosity or an adult's ignorance." Brilliant insight into the mind of young people.

[tundo_yvonne]

I can never know what it is like to walk in your shoe but I can be supportive of you... just wow

[oranjizer]

I am a perfectly healthy male but even i struggle to ask for help, i feel like i am troubling someone, i am not STRONG enough to ask for help. Asking for help definitely needs you to be Strong.

[hemajha]

There is always more than what you can see.. no judgements.. that's all is needed. Thank you mam for conveying this message to so many in the gracious manner, I just loved the way you presented the whole idea..👏😊

[Reincarnation]

What an extraordinary person she is! I am moved to tears. Why doesn't this have a million views?

[Coaching-ispz]

Wow. That was moving. I really needed to hear this today. Thank you, Michele, for sharing your story and wisdom!

[esamiga]

She's wonderful! I feel like giving her a hug :)

[community]

She's a real inspiration. Thing is not every disabled person like herself are as well educated, informed, and have this good personality or opportunity. Many people like herself can't make a decent living and cannot get around on their own and if they find themselves out on the street like this trying to buy groceries or something some thug may come up and try to rob them - that's the truth. My heart goes out to her but she seems to have her life under control so all the power to her. And people who can't seem to bring themselves to ask for help are sad and I've got a friend like this - I think she perceives asking for help as a weakness and this is sad and isolating.

[kellyfortes]

It's okay to need help. I took a long time to understand that. Thank you Michelle.

[lovarreanne]

Well said. Accepting the fact that you need help from others requires humility and self-awareness, and having people around you who are willing to help requires social skills.

People who disagree probably didn't watch the whole video or haven't met any real difficulty that is beyond their own capabilities.

[fullcupgiver]

Thank you for creating this video! This is such an important aspect of self-care, that many forget about. I’ve added it to the extensive self-care playlists I curate on my channel 💕

[tomhopwoodful]

I went to grade school with Michele. She was the coolest then and still is!

[Kratos]

Thank you Michele, that was a beautiful speech!

[derekrohen]

We shouldn't fear to improve, you don't loose ideas by sharing them :)

[Bastogne]

"Life is far too important to be taken seriously" - Oscar Wilde.

[NorahsYarnArt]

وحدة من اجمل الخطب على الاطلاق - ما كان ممكن اوصل للي وصلت له لولا مساعدة الناس لي كل يوم في حياتي!

[WAFFA]

I enjoyed every second of the video! Thank you Michelle for the inspiring words!

[djmlen]

Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness ....ABSOLUTELY.

[archeryandrandomness]

Just be who you is, don't be who you isn't, if you is who you isn't, you isn't who you is. That is a quote from my Grandfather, who got it from an uncle. It is nonsense, but it is so true, so just enjoy being who you is :)

[Edenchungkhoan]

Michelle, if you are reading this comment, you please know that to me, and many other people, you are not short.
You might be short in term of height, sizes or whatever, but your appearance and your sense of inspiration are not. You may be short, but everyone, every audience has to look up to see, to hear, and to learn from you.
We love you.! :)