Why the heck are you trying to do everything yourself? Didn’t you learn in kindergarten that we are supposed to share?  In fact the book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten refreshes our memory very clearly by reminding us we must learn how to share and we are even told that when we go out into the world, we must watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.  So, what happens?  Why are we now insistent on doing it all ourselves?  Was there a merit badge for ‘going it alone’ that I didn’t know about?

It’s time to get back to asking for help, hiring help, borrowing or bartering for help… whatever it takes, GET HELP!  There is absolutely no reason to go it alone. Together we can do more, achieve more, be more, and have more of  __(you fill in the blank)____.

Patooey on that whole competition thing.  That’s sooo 2009.  2010 and beyond is about collaboration.  Be creative and inclusive.  Align yourself with those that compliment you and your mission.   Reach out to those you admire most and who you want to work with.  If you don’t, someone else will.   This isn’t a passing fad, people are starting to ‘get it’ and realizing there really is strength in numbers.  Don’t be left behind.  Get outside yourself and start bringing people together to create something bigger.

Use the buddy system AND while you are at it, share the credit!

“If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative.”  –Unknown

~Angie