I’m actually in a self-employed job but things haven’t been going well for me in this line of work.
When I first started I had difficulty finding clients, and I also feel that it could also be a problem of me being too nice of a guy in this industry, according to my colleagues.
I have a friend who said that he wanted to be my first customer, but later, he did not settle his payment and to top it off, he also borrowed money from me which he failed to pay and kept delaying the payment from weeks to months.
He also gave me the expectation that his referrals to my business helped me out, but out of the 5 people he referred to my business, i’ve only managed to clinch a deal with 1 of them.
I wasted a few months with this friend and as a result, my production ended up being terrible with no luck in my prospecting methods.
I hate to tell people about my problems but I really don’t know what I should do as im currently down to my last month of expenses and i’m drifting from my very own goals.
I feel that I wouldn’t be in this state if i’d actually made the right decision from the start if I didn’t lend him the money.