If you don’t try, you have a 0% chance of getting it.
You probably have heard that one of the top things the elderly regret is not trying. Well, you don’t have to be close to your grave to realize that. Think about all of the things you regret. Now how many of those things you regret because you sat there thinking about it, but did not actually do it?
I can name so many for myself, but there is one in particular that happened to me recently. When the virus hit this March of 2020. Everyone was at a complete standstill. No one in this lifetime had lived to see this happen to them. So of course, everyone was frozen, paralyzed. During this time, we were seriously and diligently looking to purchase a home since January. We backed out of a couple of homes that we saw were ill-fitting during the home inspection. The excitement of getting a home wore off when we actually looked at all the fine details of the home. I highly recommend you looking at the home for at least 45min with the agent before making a decision. And even before then you should take a look at it by yourself. Like a drive by. Sometimes, the owner is there and lets you in to take a look. This happened once to us. It really lets you have a sound mind going to look at it by yourself. An agent is afterall, there to sell the home so they can make money and pay their bills. They have their own interests in mind and you have yours. So stick to your guns. Anyways, during this March time I had found the perfect home for us, but we decided to wait on doing anything. I let myself believe in the hype of the world would come crashing down so the decision to try for it was side tabled. I kick myself each time I think about this because deep down I knew things would be fine. And if by chance it would come crashing down, it would be a little ways time before it does.
You have to learn to stick up and speak up for yourself. Don’t just take someone else’s word for it. This is after all your life. Are you going to let someone tell you how to live and realize you are 50 years old with no strength and no self respect or courage to speak up for yourself? Remember, the probability of you getting what you want is always 0% if you don’t try. Try and it at least increases your chances by >1%. It also at least puts you in the game to play.