Tag: Questions

There is a saying, “If you do not ask you will never know.” This, you might say, is old school wisdom, but it is still wisdom.

Yesterday I was at work in a call centre and in the canteen area a lady was stocking up the vending machine. I decided to politely ask why they were not stocking the Hummus crisps and only had the standard potato crisps and chocolate options. They used to stock them but stopped. I asked as potato and chocolate unfortunately do not agree with me, but that is a tale for another time.

The lady said she would arrange to have some sent over from a larger call centre near by to stock the vending machine where I work. I thanked her and went on with my day. This story is not remarkable, but it got me thinking about the power of asking. If you are polite and clear with what you ask for, the person you are asking it from are more likely to say yes, if they can.

This applies in many areas of our lives where we are too scared to ask because of the dreaded word “No.” The world will not end if someone says no, it is simply not an option to get what you wanted from that person, and now you know. You could ask someone else or ask for something else, depending on what you need. It is not necessarily the end.

So, just ask, you never know what blessings you might receive.