3) Don’t work with assholes
This is critical to stick to and
almost impossible to follow. You will
say to yourself, “It’s just for this one thing.
I can put up with it if it means getting the project completed.” You will regret this later.
Twice even on my little project I
pushed this aside and have paid for it ever since. Although the assholes were of a different
nature—one was up front and the other stealth—I foolishly agreed to work with
them.
I worked with one person who made
it clear they were going to be a problem child on the first day. I sat them down and explained their behavior
wasn’t going to work and thought I had addressed the issue. This person continues to this day to be a
pain in the project’s ass.
Another person involved with the
project became my best new friend, willing to go all out for the project. Later, when it came time to sign the contract
for what we agreed on, the person refused to sign, demanding gross percentage
points.
The truth is, whomever you
involve in your project, you are tied to them forever—even when you die, your
relatives will have to deal with these people because the product will be out
there in perpetuity.
All budgets. No kidding.
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