I believe in helping people, especially my friends, to achieve their dreams; I like to uplift and empower them. So I don’t understand why, when it comes to patronizing businesses, people are much more comfortable helping a complete stranger over their own family or friends. Quite recently I came across a lot of Instagram posts expressing the same thing. For example, people are willing to spends hundreds of dollars on Beyoncé tickets but want a free haircut/service from their cousin. I couldn’t agree more, even if it is Queen Bee and tickets to her show are worth it. The question still remains: why are we not elevating and supporting our friends? People we know personally and can actually vouch for. Why is it that we always ask them for free stuff? I don’t have the answer, and I have committed this crime several times, but one thing that helps is to simply be aware of what you’re doing or asking. Many times we take for granted what our family and friends are trying to build. They want to establish a name for themselves in their respective fields. They want us to be proud of them as well as champion their [...]
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