At each door, you don’t know if you'll get something great, a couple of Tootsie Rolls, maybe a toothbrush (they mean well), or ghosted entirely! The real courage comes from walking up, knocking, and waiting to see what happens.

Sometimes, a "No" can feel like getting a weird candy that you don't love. But in the world of No, that’s not the worst outcome. Don't love the response you got? Fine—toss it, trade it, or just chalk it up as part of the journey and keep moving. 

The true trick-or-treat heartbreak is when you don’t knock at all. You pass by a house, wondering if it's the one with the full-size bars you only hear rumors about, but you keep moving. 

It's that fear of knocking—the "what if they say no?" feeling—that keeps you from even trying.

Each time you find the courage to knock, you’re a little closer to finding the houses that give out the big wins. 

So this Halloween, the treat is the courage to show up, knock, and see what comes next. Because in the end, the worst thing isn't hearing "No"... it's walking past the doors you never dared to knock on.