do I have to do everything myself dot com?

months ago, amidst a non-uncharacteristic rant, i joked “do i have to do everything myself…dot com” and spat an enthusiastic tirade of a chronic overachiever. i didn’t register the domain to make a point about how i don’t have to do everything myself and it’s an ego-driven characteristic. it’s not a bad quality, but it can take many forms and is fraught with troublesome inconsistency. that was several months ago and when nobody had the sense to register this gem, i had to do it myself. sheesh.

there’s a lot of us out there, and i’m besties with a few. these folks are amazing. their on my team for life if i had to pick one to battle some alien invasion or zombie apocalypse. they are profoundly capable and jump head first into any situation. courage bordering on delusional insanity, these people will sweat blood before giving up. i’m one of them.

that’s the thing, i’m one of them and none of us are good at asking for help. the people that give and give then go help someone move a couch at midnight with a broken hand. invariably a time comes when they need help and nobody’s there. it’s a combination of the poor-asking-for-help skills, that people think you never need help, you can handle anything, they coddle up in feeble packs crying over stuff overachievers use to shim an uneven table.

boo hoo. i’m endeavoring to untangle this mess. out with the jive and in with the love. reconsider what we’re doing and apply wisdom that’s been common knowledge since the first overachieving primate flung poop.