A few years ago I had a realization that was mildly annoying.
People weren’t failing to help me because they didn’t like me.
They weren’t failing to help me because they were selfish.
Most of the time they simply had no idea what to do with me.
At the time I was doing what a lot of ambitious people do. I had multiple projects. Multiple interests. Multiple possibilities. Depending on the day, I was thinking about one business, three businesses, consulting, investing, content, partnerships, and half a dozen other things.
If you had asked me where I was headed, I probably could have given you a thoughtful answer.
The problem is that everyone got a different version.
One conversation would be about startups.
Another would be about investing.
Another would be about consulting.
Another would be about something completely different.
I thought I was being flexible.
What I was actually being was confusing.
And confusion is expensive.
Not because people judge you.
Because people don’t know how to help you.
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