Batting Away The Life Preserver

It is not unusual to find individuals and organizations who will resist rescue. Some of the reasons for this odd behavior are:

1. They are waiting for another form of rescue - one more to their liking - and are willing to risk disaster in order to get their preference.
2. They don't believe they need any assistance.
3. Acknowledging the need for rescue goes against one of their core beliefs. They have a personal investment in the beliefs that produced, or will produce, disaster.
4. They think that rejecting rescue will only result in a mild setback and not a full-blown disaster.
5. Their mindset is so positive that it will not accept that disaster is possible.
6. They regard disaster as a form of penance they must pay for past sins.
7. They fear success.