Daniel Priestley
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No entry. So like someone says, hey, Chris, I really need your help with X, Y, and Z. And you say, let me send you through the episode that talks about that. Look, I'm really sorry. I can't. I'm spread too thin. Um, and I've, I've always used that terminology. I'm, I'm really sorry. I'm just spread too thin right now. Um, and that's kind of like a people kind of acknowledge, okay, fair enough.
He is spread too thin. Um, so that phraseology has worked for me. Um, I'm a little bit spread too thin right now. Um, can I send you a free copy of a book? Can I send you, I know a book that would be really great for that. Or I know a coach, I know a supplier, I know a company that does something.
He is spread too thin. Um, so that phraseology has worked for me. Um, I'm a little bit spread too thin right now. Um, can I send you a free copy of a book? Can I send you, I know a book that would be really great for that. Or I know a coach, I know a supplier, I know a company that does something.
He is spread too thin. Um, so that phraseology has worked for me. Um, I'm a little bit spread too thin right now. Um, can I send you a free copy of a book? Can I send you, I know a book that would be really great for that. Or I know a coach, I know a supplier, I know a company that does something.
Yeah, and I've actually said to people, hey, look, this other person I'm going to recommend is better than I am, but just not as well known. So you're going to get the solution you're looking for. I can't do it. You know, so having free content, having a gift you can send out, having an alternative supplier.
Yeah, and I've actually said to people, hey, look, this other person I'm going to recommend is better than I am, but just not as well known. So you're going to get the solution you're looking for. I can't do it. You know, so having free content, having a gift you can send out, having an alternative supplier.
Yeah, and I've actually said to people, hey, look, this other person I'm going to recommend is better than I am, but just not as well known. So you're going to get the solution you're looking for. I can't do it. You know, so having free content, having a gift you can send out, having an alternative supplier.
So just putting a little bit of thought into, you know, people tend to be that people want to solve a problem. They want something that solves the problem. They don't actually want you. They just see you as the path of least resistance for getting what they want. And they're just kind of like viewing you as the only one who could offer a path. And you can just say, hey, look, there's another path.
So just putting a little bit of thought into, you know, people tend to be that people want to solve a problem. They want something that solves the problem. They don't actually want you. They just see you as the path of least resistance for getting what they want. And they're just kind of like viewing you as the only one who could offer a path. And you can just say, hey, look, there's another path.
So just putting a little bit of thought into, you know, people tend to be that people want to solve a problem. They want something that solves the problem. They don't actually want you. They just see you as the path of least resistance for getting what they want. And they're just kind of like viewing you as the only one who could offer a path. And you can just say, hey, look, there's another path.
You know, you can get what you want, you know, without spending 50 grand.
You know, you can get what you want, you know, without spending 50 grand.
You know, you can get what you want, you know, without spending 50 grand.
I hate this. I hate firing. Look, you know, here's my answer, my honest answer to this. is that I have brought on amazing ops people to run my businesses. And by the time we get to the point where we need firing, I have an ops person who does firing. Now I can have that conversation. I hate it. It makes my gut turn. And I've got a script and I know how to do it, especially in the UK.
I hate this. I hate firing. Look, you know, here's my answer, my honest answer to this. is that I have brought on amazing ops people to run my businesses. And by the time we get to the point where we need firing, I have an ops person who does firing. Now I can have that conversation. I hate it. It makes my gut turn. And I've got a script and I know how to do it, especially in the UK.
I hate this. I hate firing. Look, you know, here's my answer, my honest answer to this. is that I have brought on amazing ops people to run my businesses. And by the time we get to the point where we need firing, I have an ops person who does firing. Now I can have that conversation. I hate it. It makes my gut turn. And I've got a script and I know how to do it, especially in the UK.
Here's what sucks, right? What sucks in the UK, as soon as you're in a firing situation, there's all these rules you have to follow. And you can't actually just have a sensible conversation. You can't actually just say, hey, look, here's what's really going on. You did this. We can't do it. You can't have this.
Here's what sucks, right? What sucks in the UK, as soon as you're in a firing situation, there's all these rules you have to follow. And you can't actually just have a sensible conversation. You can't actually just say, hey, look, here's what's really going on. You did this. We can't do it. You can't have this.
Here's what sucks, right? What sucks in the UK, as soon as you're in a firing situation, there's all these rules you have to follow. And you can't actually just have a sensible conversation. You can't actually just say, hey, look, here's what's really going on. You did this. We can't do it. You can't have this.
As soon as you go talk to a HR lawyer, because most companies have insurance for HR, and in order to be insured, you have to follow their scripts. So what really sucks- is that you may want to say, look, here's the issue, right? Here's the actual thing, and here's what might work. I mean, and in certain situations, you know that someone's going to get fired,