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Comment on Published in the Worcester Business Journal by Business journal worcester

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Comment on Don’t be cornered to be a pleaser by Sue Reynolds

Sue Reynolds — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:00:49 +0000

Good thoughts here Justin. I remember learning in business school that the price you charge is part of a marketing strategy. Charge too much and you won’t sell anything. Charge too little and your product may not appear to have value. The trick is to find that spot where your product has enough perceived value without pricing yourself out of the market. Your thoughts here reflect that lesson.
Sue

Comment on Hysterical Nissan Xterra ad on Craigslist by kphed11

kphed11 — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:48:55 +0000

haha. wonder if he sold it.

Comment on Don’t be cornered to be a pleaser by justingroy

justingroy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:52:53 +0000

Thank you for the comment, Sean. Though I have never read the book, I can understand where you are coming from especially if the original post is a contradiction. I, for one, do believe in helping friends (keyword: friends or connections – not people who I know for 5 minutes) but have seen [and have been a part of] the amount of time that is dedicated; as a self employed consultant, the amount of free time that is requested eats into billable time.

I think a lesson to learn from the post (and comments) is to have a strategic plan on how you will manage your time. Perhaps it’s 1 hour a week (or more/less) dedicated to helping somebody and showing them what you know. We do need to educate others on our knowledge and strengths, it’s the only way to help another and grow the demand of your specific skill-set. I do agree with Kati here, as I am more willing to talk/meet and help people who are interested in learning what I am showing them and making it their own; somebody who respects my time rather than come back to ask the same questions.

Comment on Don’t be cornered to be a pleaser by Sean Zinsmeister

Sean Zinsmeister — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:23:22 +0000

To be honest, I just finished reading “Trust Agents” and I have to admit that Brogan’s arrogance started to bug me by the end of it. Yes I do believe that Time = Money. People in the professional world reach a particular point where they shouldn’t have to give away their time for free, however, “This lunch isn’t free” is a complete contradiction of Brogan’s main thesis: Give 12 to get 1.
The best analogy I can come up with is when I go out with my friends for beers. I usually say, “I’ll cover this tonight, no worries.” It’s not because I’m made of money, but that I know at some point it will all come back to me. Is this type of delusional karmic thinking? Perhaps, but you know what, that $20 I could hit my friend up for the next day because he “owed me” is not worth the good feeling I was able to transfer.
It may take a month to come back, perhaps even years but trust me it does. Which is worth more to you, charging someone in a lawyer-like fashion by the hour, or the connection and favor that could come your way down the road.

I’ll take the road any day…

-Sean Z.

Comment on Don’t be cornered to be a pleaser by Kati

Kati — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:48:26 +0000

Very well said! You hit the nail on the head about individuals valuing the information provided more so when they’re paying someone for their expertise. I find that many institutions that I get the chance to work with (though not all) have incredibly intelligent individuals on staff who can tell administrations the same things I can, but for some crazy reason, they feel the need to go outside the organization to get that feedback.

Usually I find the “free lunches” with friends and colleagues serve more to tell them how to do something but ultimately result in many people just wanting you to do it for them – can you blame them? I’m much more willing to help people who show some interest in learning how to do it themselves.

Great post!