The Quiet Power of Saying What You Can't Do 🤝
Clients trust you more when you set clear limits early. Here's how to have the hard conversations that turn one job into five.
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A client calls on a Monday morning. They need a logo by Friday. You know it's tight, but you say yes anyway — because saying no feels like losing the job. By Wednesday, you're behind on other work, the client is asking for revisions you didn't budget for, and the Friday deadline slips. Now the relationship is strained, and you're both frustrated. This story is familiar because it happens everywhere. In Dar es Salaam, in Arusha, in Mwanza. We take on work we shouldn't, at terms we haven't though…