Have you ever given a gift that wasn’t appreciated?
Have you ever felt taken advantage of?
What is the value of your time?
Is it determined by you or someone else?
As a time anxious person, these are questions that I’ve pondered. I realized that for some people what I gave for free wasn’t valued. This made me prudent before giving time, money or advice. Maybe you’ve felt the same way.
I’m pretty good at business strategy. For many years I have earned income from companies paying for my advice. Sometimes I have offered business advice to other people for free because they were friends or acquaintances. In almost every case my “free” advice was ignored. In almost every case where clients paid for my advice, it was followed.
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