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The podcast? Recorded online. Dating? On Tinder. Saying no? Through WhatsApp. Firing someone? On a piece of paper. The meeting? On videoconference. The reasons for a raise? In a Power Point. Persistence? Better not, just in case it annoys someone. And he is so right. You spend your life doing whatever it takes to avoid conflict, risk, expense, or loss… Weak. Gallina. Go, call, show up, and slam your fist on the table. ​ In facing it, accepting that it’s an essential part of a fulfilling life. Seek out the conflict, don’t avoid it. Since you’re going to be rejected anyway, since they’ll get annoyed and even insult you no matter what, at least do what you need to do to make it happen. If you need a push, you can book me in the link below.
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Someone lied to me yesterday. And not even a good lie. A lazy one. A client texts me on WhatsApp: “Aqualia came. They say we need to build an additional drainage point to install the final water meters. We have 10 days.” 10 days. That was the giveaway. Let me translate this for you. Aqualia. The most incompetent utility provider in Spain after Endesa (about those guys, I can talk another day). The same Aqualia that took 7 months to even show up. Now suddenly… they give us 10 days? Come on....
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