GRANTED: Embracing our harshest critics—and a new feature
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November 2016 I've read several articles lately claiming that we all need to be needed. I respectfully disagree. I love being helpful but I can’t stand being needed. It suggests that other people are dependent on me—which doesn’t help them—and it feels like a burden. I prefer being valued: knowing that I matter and I’m appreciated.
GRANTED: Embracing our harshest critics—and a new feature
GRANTED: Embracing our harshest critics—and a…
GRANTED: Embracing our harshest critics—and a new feature
November 2016 I've read several articles lately claiming that we all need to be needed. I respectfully disagree. I love being helpful but I can’t stand being needed. It suggests that other people are dependent on me—which doesn’t help them—and it feels like a burden. I prefer being valued: knowing that I matter and I’m appreciated.