There is a punchline to a commercial that goes "I'm free as grocery store grapes" to which the other person responds : TECHNICALLY they're not free. Have you ever eaten grapes in the grocery store? Did you know they were NOT free? How many free samples have you taken in your life and not paid for? More importantly how many times has someone taken free samples of you and not given you what you deserved? NO I am NOT TALKING ABOUT SEXUALLY (although it is a valid comparison). I am referring to your time, your energy, your trust, your goodwill. This is NOT JUST ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX EITHER, we have friends, family members, co-workers and an variety of characters in our lives that sample the grapes without paying for them.
This is not a suggestion that there is a fee for our company, but we should consider ourselves and our time a valuable commodity. We must evaluate our worth as to not equate it to something as accessible as the grapes in the grocery store. Think about how unprotected yet appealing they are as you walk through the produce section. They are just begging to be tasted. Consider on the other hand, the strawberries. They are in a protective box. It feels like stealing when you take one. Grapes on the other hand are just there for the taking. NO WONDER people feel free to do so. For our own preservation, we must make ourselves less accessible to any and every passer by. WE have to protect ourselves because when we don't we come up short. The very time we need to put our best selves forward, we end up depleted; just an over plucked vine.
Stop giving your grapes away!!!
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