How You Can Stop Hiring Expensive Consultants, Even Though you Won’t.

Every once in a while I sit back in awe that I get paid $200 an hour (give or take) for doing some pretty basic shit for my clients. The fundamental reality is, the privileged get to outsource all the things they don’t want to do themselves (child-rearing, housework, running organizations.) This post is akin to articles that outline how to lose weight or have a happy marriage — most of us know the key components, but we simply lack the discipline to actually do the things it takes to get us there. So, I will share with you the very obvious things I do that help me impress my clients and deliver them top work. But, by all means feel free to continue to pay me to do these very simple (and for me, fun!) things because you just don’t think you can or want to.

Consultants have no special gifts or talents — they just do what you won’t. Photo cred: https://www.pexels.com/@startup-stock-photos

Consultants are not rocket scientists, and clients aren’t dummies, either. Consultants have the luxury of getting paid to do the things that you probably just don’t have the time to do. But in case you’re feeling aspirational, now you know the “secret” formula. In the meantime, I am happy to continue to be your human shortcut and continue to cash checks for doing things I love to do. It’s truly a win-win scenario.

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Empathic business consultant. Driver of human connection. Curious observer. AI Lover.

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Empathic business consultant. Driver of human connection. Curious observer. AI Lover.