A loved one recently bought a house.
This was her first house.
Her brother-in-love,
a master negotiator,
offered to negotiate with the seller.
My loved one turned down this offer.
She wanted to do this on her own.
We estimate that ‘doing this on her own’
cost her an additional 30%.
This is what I call
the pride premium,
the price we pay
(in either dollars or time)
when we don’t ask for
or accept help.
You might scoff
and call my loved one silly
but right now, there’s something, some task,
you should be asking for help on tackling
and you’re not.
You’re paying a pride premium.
We all are.
The key is to recognize
we’re paying this premium
and then decide
if our pride is worth this price.