Everything I've learned from you has already been mentioned, but the ones that stand out to me:
I still ask that, but now alongside, "Can I sell 100x widgets with this process? How can I remove myself? How can it be quicker?".
I've never liked the slam-dunk approach to members who don't know better. You'll sometimes get posts that get a lot of likes and a couple of laughs, but the person feels embarrassed that ten people liked a comment directly critiquing what you do. It then gets the top post of the day, and more people are dogpiling.
When I've not asked this question, I sometimes get lost in the moment and smack out a response. When I ask this question, I'll proceed to backspace all of it and say, "It's not worth my time," OR make it far more compassionate.
I remember asking this after months of tinkering, and I proceeded to move a lot quicker to get a sale after asking this question. I say it to friends, too, and it helps them cut directly through all the faff to what matters: cash flow, sales, and happy customers."What do you need to do to make a sale?"
I still ask that, but now alongside, "Can I sell 100x widgets with this process? How can I remove myself? How can it be quicker?".
EXACTLY this. Thanks for putting a name on it. I try to be conscious of what I post on the forum, as I understand that recklessness may give people a poor image of me. Future connections, opportunities and my reputation can go down the drain if I don't ask, "Would Andy speak to me this way?" & "Am I providing value to people reading here?" & "Do I want my face next to this response?"A lot of times I comment on threads and then ask before pressing POST, "Would Andy Black approve of this terse, tough love response? Would this be something Andy would say?"
I've never liked the slam-dunk approach to members who don't know better. You'll sometimes get posts that get a lot of likes and a couple of laughs, but the person feels embarrassed that ten people liked a comment directly critiquing what you do. It then gets the top post of the day, and more people are dogpiling.
- It doesn't make a difference to the person.
- It doesn't encourage discussion and thought.
- It pushes new people away from posting.
When I've not asked this question, I sometimes get lost in the moment and smack out a response. When I ask this question, I'll proceed to backspace all of it and say, "It's not worth my time," OR make it far more compassionate.
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