I'ma lover not a fighter?!
Business with those that are family, peeps, anything more that an acquaintance...IS A BITCH.
See what I've found in my adulthood tenure is that mixing biz and repore can pose to create a precarious situation. At some point or another one half of a deal decides to take advantage of the concern level of the other. Mooching off the bond to manifest a monetary acquisition. So fuckin what I'm using big words today...keep up. Anywhooo...on many occasions I have been in the position to barter and do business with my folks. And when I say "folks" I mean people I have history and a communion with outside of that superficial level. And everytime I've worked with someone I have a relationship with on some level or another I am greeted with pro'lems. There seems to be a breakdown in communication where those that are dear to you decided to shut off the listening capabilities. The reason get distorted and becomes an agenda. I have had problems gettin my right money, getting any money, deadlines, contracts, barter, no respect for time, getting the short stick of the deal, sabotage, theivery of work altogether...you name it peeps have shown me it on a biz level. I often think that maybe it my approach and execution. In hindsight I think it's the circumstance.
I thought I learned my lesson the first time I flew from NY to North Cakalaka to help a friend with their store. Only to find I was beckoned to be a str8 slave to retail as well as to be milk'd as a clothing designer in the interim. Resulting in a lot of giving with no reparations for my time and efforts. TWAAAAAHHHHHHH.
But I didn't see the loophole..."repore/emotionalconnection" which has done me in all the times there after. FIGETTY. And still to this day I haven't learned that loop hole and find myself here in the same place gettin taken up hills. WTF Y'ALL! When its understandably free there aint no prob'lem...WTF.
See I feel, because we care about folks, we are willing to do whatever to fulfill our obligation to a preferred one (peeps). And in the mean time our reasonability and logic gets compromised for the worse (usually). amuddafukinshame.
But I type this and promise myself to discern the difference between friends and business partners. There is no meshing the two with fruition comparable to the anticipation of beneficial progress at hand. If I can accept that then its all good. Cause I would then not be surprised by the demise of exchange...or lack there of completely on a biz level. Or the process should be totally abandoned.
This is definitely a note to myself...you too!!!
What makes those you care about special...it's that the decision even if in a momentary negative light...means nothing to the established bond!!!
word.
In spite of the adversities...
SHINE Y'ALL!
