THINKING OF YOU

It's nice to be thought of. It's nice to be considered, referred, or recommended, especially when you consider the people that others know. Your name need never come up in conversation, but when and if it does, there's something humbling about it. The down side is when your name comes up only in those times when:
1. People are seeking something for nothing.
2. The budget miraculously doesn't include your part of the work.
3. Everyone else has been exhausted.
4. Someone is seeking to earn points at your expense.



Never strain your friendships by disrespecting, devaluing, or prematurely promising the labor of your friends. What your friends do to maintain a living is not your hobby to be used or farmed out whenever you please. They may very well do "it" for you, whatever "it" is, but don't make a habit out of using people to remain in the good graces of, or to impress others. Who you know is not nearly as important as how you treat them and regard their time, energy, resources, and talent. What will be memorable is the completed work, not your maneuvering and scheming to get it done for little or nothing...and there's a real possibility that, at the conclusion of the work, new friendships will be formed based on mutual respect--personally and professionally--which will leave no room for repeat opportunists or serial users.