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Originally Posted by Adam Welch
Gosh Sarah. From this and something I'm dealing with, I learned if people are depressed, and acting very irregular, they are more likely to do things like this. I know you can feel empowered knowing that you could picket her until she gives in, but that will definitely result in a restraining order and mental stress for you, and is definitely not worth 400 dollars.  So did you like spending 400 dollars for a lesson? lol jp... but really? Was it worth it? lol. jp jp jp |
Trust me, lesson learned! Even if she HAD been working on a website for me, I wouldn't want to follow through with it b/c I don't want any ties to her. The situation has raised several issues for me to think about...one of which is the fact that I wish there was a way I could "pre-screen" people prior to meeting them, to determine if they aren't fit to be a client of mine. At this point in my career, I am not wanting to take on clients just because I want more clients. I don't want flaky people! I want people who WANT it! In fact, I touched on this in my blog today.
(http://fitprosarah.blogspot.c om) I know we all have our own issues, and that exercise is most definitely something that can help empower people and allow them to better work through their issues...but...sheesh...i'm too old to "play psychologist" like I did with this particular client. Hindsight is 20/20. She doesn't need a trainer, she needs help. She also wanted to know waaaaay too much about my personal life. Not cool. I admit I made the mistake of not cutting her off from the beginning.
And I haven't heard a WORD from her. NOTHING. All of it is rather humorous to me now. My horns had to come out (tactfully) and it was awesome. A tremendous window opened after putting an end to that fiasco. It was really liberating!
