http://soloprpro.com/time-management-monitoring-and-more/ Resources on how to become and remain a successful freelance PR consultant Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://soloprpro.com/time-management-monitoring-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-908 Promotional Products Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:08:30 +0000 http://soloprpro.com/?p=1021#comment-908 I completely agree. "Can I pick your brain" is never a short easy to get at answer. I am finding that sometimes we just have to say no. For me the trouble is that it is often someone who trusts me, and I know pretty well. I completely agree. “Can I pick your brain” is never a short easy to get at answer. I am finding that sometimes we just have to say no. For me the trouble is that it is often someone who trusts me, and I know pretty well.

]]> http://soloprpro.com/time-management-monitoring-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-906 KellyeCrane Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:49:01 +0000 http://soloprpro.com/?p=1021#comment-906 Thanks for your comment, Amy. I agree that once one reaches a level of success, people come out of the woodwork for free advice (solo or no). As you say, we all like to be supportive of others, but knowing where to draw the line is important. Glad you found this useful! Thanks for your comment, Amy. I agree that once one reaches a level of success, people come out of the woodwork for free advice (solo or no). As you say, we all like to be supportive of others, but knowing where to draw the line is important. Glad you found this useful!

]]> http://soloprpro.com/time-management-monitoring-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-905 amymengel Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:43:57 +0000 http://soloprpro.com/?p=1021#comment-905 The "can I pick your brain" is a really difficult one. Even though I'm working fulltime now and have let people know that I'm no longer consulting, I am still getting requests to "grab coffee" or "have lunch" with organizations. At least now with my job it's a little easier to say no due to time constraints, but I also have a desire to be helpful. And from a solo professional's perspective, it's really difficult to walk that line between a meeting that could turn into potential new business and people who just want free advice. Good tips on how to handle this in the transcript! The “can I pick your brain” is a really difficult one. Even though I'm working fulltime now and have let people know that I'm no longer consulting, I am still getting requests to “grab coffee” or “have lunch” with organizations. At least now with my job it's a little easier to say no due to time constraints, but I also have a desire to be helpful. And from a solo professional's perspective, it's really difficult to walk that line between a meeting that could turn into potential new business and people who just want free advice. Good tips on how to handle this in the transcript!

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