17 Buy a Round

DOI: 10.4324/9781003218258-17

In the business world and in your personal life, you should buy drinks for others early and often. Buying a round comes in a number of different forms and fashions. The best way I can think of buying a round is to share your knowledge and experience with someone within your network or organization. There will be times when you want to share your experience with someone and buy them a drink, and they will have no interest in accepting it. This person may not be worth the time or effort, or you just need to push a little harder to get through to them or just wait. There will be certain individuals who will resist at first, but it will be worth your time to wait until they come back and ask for your ...

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