Mid-conversation, Eryka asked, “Should I be paying you for this?”I paused. I had hired Eryka, who is 49, for her coaching four years ago, so we had exchanged money for services before. And if I want to succeed as a freelancer, I can’t always provide free work. Yet when Eryka suggested the possibility that we move from friendly favor to negotiating a payment, I demurred. “And then if you’re a generous person, and it’s natural for you to give, you’re going to want to give it to them.

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Persons: Eryka, “, ”, Blair Glaser Locations: Los Angeles