More than half of Americans fail to achieve their goals because they don't ask for help

Only a quarter of Americans are willing to ask for help before tackling something new, according to new research.

A new survey asked 2,000 Americans at what point they ask for help when starting something new and how they rely on their support system in life – and found 73% said they don’t ask for help before they absolutely need it.

Half of respondents wait to ask for help until it starts to become too overwhelming, 8% ask when it’s too late and they can’t continue and 13% say they never ask for help at all. Only 27% of respondents said they’ll ask for help before they start something they've never tried.