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I’m moving out for the first time 🥺 to a whole new country too (Canada → Australia).

And something happened last week

That lowkey changed my entire perspective on how I’ve been living my life…

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“I’ll call and ask.”

That’s what started everything.

I’d been apartment hunting for a month already.

It was really hard to find a place I liked within my budget.

So when I finally found one (with amazing amenities),

Of course the apartment inspections had to be on a date I was unavailable.

Usually, I would’ve just accepted my fate.

But the photos of the place looked really nice,

And I was getting kinda desperate lol.

So I called them.

“Can I come in today or tomorrow to inspect instead?”

They ended up arranging a private inspection for me 🥺 

And long story short, I got the place 🤩 

IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL I’M EXCITED TO MOVE IN NEXT MONTH!!!

Don’t reject yourself before others do

I felt so empowered by this experience that I just started asking people for things.

“Can I get a free lifetime upgrade to this app?” I texted the founder of an app I loved (and shared many times).

He gave me access just like that.

It’s the same for more personal things too…

As a (recovering) people pleaser, I found it really scary to say no to someone.

But one time I did, and they weren’t upset.

They were actually very understanding.

I felt a bit guilty, because it meant I thought so little of them,

That I’d make them out to be an immature, angry person in my head.

Another time, someone did get upset with me.

He straight up told me “I’m very disappointed in you.”

But surprisingly, I wasn’t that upset about it.

Because I wasn’t responsible for his emotions.

All these experiences got me thinking…

How many times did I reject myself before others had a chance to?

I make up all these stories in my head:

• I can’t ask, I’ll annoy them

• I can’t try, they’ll say no

• I can’t say no, they’ll get mad at me

But when I actually try things out, the results surprise me.

And I realized it’s scarier to just assume things and never test them out,

Than it is to just try them out and learn from what happens next.

Til next time,

Jennifer