Date Your Clients
“If, by the title alone, you’re thinking that this book sounds unconventional;
you’re right. It isn’t for the faint of heart, if we’re being honest, because its
sole purpose is revisiting many of the most embarrassing, traumatic, and
wish-you-could-forget moments from your dumpster fire of a love life –
then applying all those painful lessons directly to your professional life.
Even if your life took the “marry my high school sweetheart” track, it’s not
always been wine and roses, I’d bet, so pony up and let’s ride.
“You see, my contention is that relationships, regardless of their context,
follow predictable patterns. And, as you’ll hopefully learn throughout this
inked masterpiece, there is no point in learning a lesson twice. If you’ve
learned it in one area of life, that knowledge (and by knowledge, I mean
“shame, embarrassment, guilt, joy, heartbreak, and butterflies”) can be
applied to virtually any other situation.
“Truth is, we are always learning – like it or not. And, as much as I hate to
admit it, we likely learn the most when things go wrong. The more wrong,
the more learning, I suppose. Through dips and turns, twists of fate, and
the retelling of some of my own guilt-soaked illustrations, we’re going to
cling to failure and use it as the very manure which will grow you into the
success that you’ve always dreamed of being.
”Whether you’re a business owner, business manager, or even an aspiring
troubadour, there’s something to be learned between the covers of this
wit-filled text. So, grab a beer. You may need it. This raw (sometimes very
raw) journey is going to need some honesty. I’ll start the conversation, but
it is ultimately yours to finish. Introspect and reminisce – and judge if you
must – but, at this point, we’re just a couple of friends having a beer and
discussing life.”
Date Your Clients is a step-by-step juxtaposition
between the relational skills required in dating and
those required to be successful in business. With
chapter titles such as, The First Date, Meeting the Family,
and The First Fight, the author seamlessly weaves his
way through the complicated landscape of relationships
and provides humourous illustrations of life’s worst
moments
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