If you want to follow a line of inquiry to its proper conclusion, then you’ll need to change your premise because it’s blinding you to the obvious.
Playing fast and loose with commitments again? Don’t get in over your head. Have priorities in place at the outset and you won’t find yourself out of your depth.
Look on grunt work as an investment in the future. Once you’re indispensable, you can turn the tables.
You hear from someone out of the blue. This person bumped into a mutual acquaintance who was curious about you. It pays to be curious back.
Make time for someone who asks to see you today. Yes, this person doesn’t have an appointment, but what’s divulged could save you a lot of trouble.
Careful. Willingness to do what it takes has become an invitation for cohorts to foist their obligations on you. Don’t fall for it.
