ASKED FOR A SEAT.

I read somewhere that the people who get their happily ever after are not the ones who sit around waiting for life to hand them things.

Today was one of those days. Busy, stressful, annoying… just everything at once. And my final task for the day was to attend to a particular business owner, then finally head home.

When I got to her place, it was drizzling outside. She welcomed me in, and I immediately started doing what I came there for.

But you know the relationship between rain and network, right? Exactly. Network became frustrating, and what was supposed to take just 20 minutes stretched into something way longer.

Now guess what.

This woman didn’t offer me a chair.

She was sitting comfortably, while I stood there trying to sort out the work I came for. And I hate standing for too long, so in my head I kept hoping she would say, “lemme get you a sit.”

She didn’t.

I stood there for a long time, until I genuinely felt like I might faint if I kept standing. That was when I finally asked if there was an extra chair.

And immediately, she brought one out.

Crazy abi?

I would have stood there for almost 2 hours if I didn’t speak up.

And that’s the thing.

Sometimes, we assume people are like us. We expect that because we would naturally offer someone a seat, others will do the same. We subconsciously expect to be treated the way we treat people.

But not everybody has your good sense.

Not everybody will think the way you think.

And not everything you deserve will be handed to you nicely. Sometimes, you have to ask. Sometimes, you have to speak up. Sometimes, you have to demand it.

So dearest reader, if you keep sitting around waiting for things to be given to you, you’ll miss out on a lot.

Ask for your seat today!

@favvy_Okwans🖤.