Asking For Help Changes Everything

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Careers, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I talk about why asking for help is one of the greatest gifts you can give another person and how ego quietly interferes with our potential. I share the mindset shifts that carried me through losing over $100 million, the lessons my mother taught me about faith, and why every problem already contains its own solution. We also talk about shortening the distance between mistakes and growth through wisdom, accountability, and feedback. From mentors and coaches to gratitude and forgiveness, this conversation is about staying connected to purpose, trusting the process, and learning how to keep moving forward with kindness and faith.

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0:00.0	David, welcome to the show.
0:02.0	You have been on exactly 927 podcasts as a guest.
0:07.3	You've covered a huge array of topics,
0:09.5	whether it's the beginning of your life,
0:10.7	what you're going through right now,
0:11.6	your successes, your failures,
0:13.1	a lot of different topics.
0:14.1	But what is one question that you wish more people asked you?
0:18.6	How can I help them?
0:20.2	You know, I wish they would ask me.
0:22.4	People are afraid to ask for help.
0:23.7	They don't know that when you ask for help,
0:26.1	when you receive things from people,
0:28.4	you are giving them a gift.
0:31.8	Because when we are able and capable of helping others,
0:34.8	and I pride myself on being able to help people or know people to help
0:38.8	people. So every time someone says, hey, Dave, can you help me? They are giving me the gift to be
0:45.9	closest to God, to know my highest self. Because when human beings are able and capable of
0:52.2	helping other human beings, they're closest to God,
0:55.4	and they're finding their higher self. And so many, especially young people, uh, feel as if they,
1:02.8	uh, would be laughed at scoffed at or maybe even made fun of asking for help. Uh, but the truth
1:08.7	of faith and humility lies within the context of giving the
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