It’s
a New Year! And a time for new beginnings. Nollywood Actor, Joseph Benjamin, wants
to set new standards, and he shares it with us in his New Year message.
"Happy
New Year folks, glad we all had a seamless crossover into the new year. It is
new year, things take a turn for the better. Change is constant. We should all
desire to grow and achieve as much as God desires for us. Please permit me to
share this general announcement:
Please
don't ask me to do things pro bono for you, or your
organization/magazine/newspaper/etc, unless you fancy being let down,
personally.
I
have serious bills to pay, just like the rest of y'all, so if you want to hire
my services, we can talk, but otherwise, don't even think about approaching me
- the time for me to pump up my resume with the fleeting thrill of being a good
samaritan is over unless you pay for it. I repeat over!
And
nope- no friendship calls as far as business is concerned. Thanks, I have to
draw the margin somewhere, and since this last yearly quarter seems to be the
one where I've been asked the most for free expertise, let me reiterate once
and for all: nothing in the world is free, my expertise being the least amongst
them."
You heard him, right? No more free work, you have to pay! Nice one!