Stand up and speak for yourself

Over the past few weeks, many things have happened. I thank God all turned out well. My biggest takeaway is this - "You got to stand up for yourself and speak up."

There will always be people out there who will 'test' you and try to get as much as they can out of you, even if it is clearly unfair. You can't blame them for doing so if you don't say anything. To them, they will justify that you are ok about it.

What I did however was to courageously educate them about the rules of engagement and the importance of mutual respect. Yes, this is risky since they may just walk away (though I won't mind). But in the long run, word will travel far that when it comes to dealing with you, don't play play. He may be a nice guy but never try to take advantage of his nice-ness.

Have you had similar encounters before?

in our speaking business, the closest example will be during contractual agreements where client will try to push your price down and yet ask for a lot more. So it is our job to educate them on our value because ultimately what people pay is not price but value.

 Not sure if price = value always

But any self respecting client will expect that they at least get what they pay for. A smart business person will ensure client gets more than what they are paying for