Thanks, But No Thanks

A little different from Ariana's song title, thank you, next but get into it.

You know that story about the chicken who bakes the bread and through the whole process she asks all her animal friends to help and they basically tell her no? If you don't, when she finishes baking the bread all the animals gather around because they wanted to get a piece of it, but she was the only one who put in all the hard work and had to check them on some 'remember when you didn't help me' type thing.

Here's a couple real-life scenarios...

Want to know who really wants you to be successful? Start something, like a business or anything really and ask your friends to like or share the business' page. You'll see how fast, fingers begin to get arthritis, Internet suddenly goes down in their area or the 'yea, I will' but the notification never comes.

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I'm sure you know what i'm talking about and you might know the following scenario as well.

You've started a new business and everyone wants a discount. Persons who you never claimed as a friend before suddenly becomes your bestie and always ask for that non-existent 'friends and family discount' with the annoying chuckle/grin they do. You know the one, LOL.

If you're not brave enough to say no on your own, you can quote the following:

"'Scuse *pause for dramatic effect* 'scuse, but there wasn't a discount in me getting this business off the ground though, so issa NO!" (Paula, 2019).

Tip: Your business will never survive if you're sharing discounts out all the time. Don't fall into the trap of guilt tripping.

For those of you who have never experienced this and you're about to start a business, trust me, it's coming!

Finally, you've worked so hard and the business is doing really well. You remember those random 'friends' that pop up outta God knows where, they'll start sending you messages congratulating you on your success. Or the ever so popular remarks 'when I go get big like you' or the 'oh, you Hollywood now' (for my American fam). Reply to their messages, thanking them for their kind words and unthanking them in the same line then add "sorry, not sorry" as garnish.

Thanks, but no thanks. Sorry, not sorry. They'll be so confused! Ha!

Let me know if I left some scenarios out in the comments below!

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See ya in my next post,
Paula J.

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