Pick My Brain? Yea... Nah.
Dr. Darnyelle Jervey Harmon
Keynote Speaker | Business Optimization Consultant | Corporate Trainer | Creator, Move to Millions, Lead Millions & Sell Millions Methods?? | BOW Collective
“I do not offer business insight or strategy as a complimentary service.” –Darnyelle Jervey Harmon
Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of traveling and speaking at live events. And invariably, while I’m there, I will always run into someone who’d like to “pick my brain” over lunch. (insert Beyoncé’s voice) They must not know about me.
Pick my brain? Yeah – nah – I don’t let people pick my brain; it’s way too valuable for that.
And, Incredible One, neither should you.
In this episode, I am issuing a reminder for those of you who have been asked by anyone if they could buy you a burger to learn your million-dollar secrets. The burger stops here.
If you’ve considered letting someone pick your brain, you might have an even bigger issue. You might be struggling with understanding your value in the marketplace. Either way, if you’ve been wondering what you should say the next time someone asks if they can pick your brain, you’re gonna love this episode.
You'll learn:
- The three powerful statements you MUST memorize so that you never have to be a pick-your-brain victim again
- How to turn a request to pick your brain into a revenue-generating conversation
- The real problem if you have been a pick-your-brain victim
Credit Risk Management and Business Development; Fluent in French
4 年At one point, I offered a 30 minute complimentary consultation which was essentially advising that I could help them solve their problem and what I charged per hour with the first two hours to be paid in cash or by PayPal in advance. I did too many consultations. People were upset that I would generally not solve their problems for free. I also learned that if people didn't pay me, they almost never implemented the solution I developed for them.
Seminars By Joyce-The Total You, Inc.
4 年I remember when someone asked to pick my brain and you addressed them. This was over 8 years ago. Thank you!
Talent Acquisition SME + Leader ?? Specialty in Leading Technical Sourcing Recruitment
4 年I gained from your perspective, and found your podcast to not only be informative, but also transformational. I suffered with this dilemma when I was a young entrepreneur. The only time I take the “pick your brain” session pro bono is for students and people who seem really down on their luck...and help them out in a charitable capacity (like a volunteer or community service)...I offered as much for MLK Day to my community, and helped a few people out.... One pet peeve of mine is that there are some people who reach out in the latter case, and end up being disrespectful of my time. This manifests itself with last minute reschedules and unorganized and unprepared “reach outs.” Sometimes, redrafts of people’s resumes amount to perhaps only 5% of what we discussed. I’ve been known to cut ties for those reasons too.
Property Development Director, Downtown Dover Partnership
4 年LOL.....alrighty then...:)