From the Sasuraibito Tarot, the Knight of Pentacles; from the Soul Cards, Help Wanted:
This guy isn't a stranger to hard work, neither does he whine or complain about it. He's very disciplined and meticulous when it comes to getting a job done. In fact, because he's excellent at what he does, he's never without something to do. But the Help Wanted card shows his weakness - he's so stubbornly independent that he and has to be nearly sucked into a black hole of overwhelm before he raises his hands in surrender. Perhaps he has, as Brene Brown said, "mistakenly fallen prey to the myth that successful people are those that help rather than need, and broken people need rather than help." Yet asking for support when it is needed is a mark of honesty and wisdom, not weakness.
I might stick him in the group that has to do it all themselves. I had a supervisor like that once, we'd sit and twiddle our thumbs and she'd take work home at night...
ReplyDeleteYes, there is a shadow side - thinking you're the only one who could do it right.
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