Do y’all ever feel like people think you’re lying whenever you try to explain to them what you do for a living? Or am I just not explaining what consultants do properly?

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I’d say the opposite. If they don’t think it sounds shady you’re not explaining it right.

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They don’t care as much as you think. Your job is only a portion of your life.

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Not quite what I was getting at but gotcha

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I just tell em, I get overpaid to do PowerPoints and work OT & fly. It’s a vibe

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I tell them I’m like a doctor for companies. I can tell you what is wrong and suggest a course of treatment, but if you want to fix it, you need to get help from the metaphorical pharmacist or surgeon. Afterwards, I’m happy to give you a checkup, listen to you complain about what’s wrong, and then tell you what else needs fixing.

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Thanks SM, super helpful!

I think there are many jobs nowadays that are a bit vague and fuzzy. Hard to understand unless you are the one doing them.

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I tell them that I can answer their question...for money.

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I help CEOs from fortune 100s solve some of their most difficult problems. Easy.

For example. Corporate strategy is about what business you want to be in. One CEO had a company with a bunch of trains that transport people. He wanted to invest in more trains because he’s in the train business. I said woah, hold on there buddy. You’re actually in the travel business not the train business. You are a travel company. You should invest in Hyperloops and spaceships to speed up people’s travel experience. That will be $3 million. I take cash or check.

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