There’s a little life hack that everyone seems to overlook, buried somewhere between the lines of a self-help book and your mother’s well-meaning advice: If you never ask, the answer is always no.
It’s one of those things that sounds obvious, like not touching a hot stove, but somehow, many of us still manage to get burned.
So let’s dive into the delightful world of not asking — where dreams go to die, opportunities vanish into thin air, and avocados sit, uneaten, on the kitchen counter.
1. The One That Got Away (Because You Didn’t Ask):
Let’s start with a classic: the job you didn’t apply for because you assumed you weren’t qualified.
You know, the one that was basically created with you in mind, but you decided not to bother because “they probably want someone with more experience.”
Fast forward a few months, and you’re scrolling through LinkedIn, sipping your morning coffee, when you see that John, from accounting, got the job.
John, who once asked if “Excel and PowerPoint were the same thing.”