09/09/2026
You stopped offering that service months ago. Then someone asked for it, and before you knew it you were checking your calendar.
You were about to say no, then they mentioned what they were willing to pay.
Now you're sitting there thinking, well... I could probably do it.
You already have clients. You don't need this deal to make the month work. You stopped offering this kind of work for a reason.
But money on the table will have you pulling out your calendar trying to see where you can fit something you didn't even want to do.
Then you're changing what you normally include, answering questions you don't usually deal with, and spending more time on the work than you expected because there was a reason you stopped offering it in the first place.
The money wasn't the problem.
You just haven't gotten used to being in a position where every dollar offered to you doesn't have to become your dollar.
What are you still saying yes to because turning down paying business feels wrong, even when the work doesn't fit your business anymore?