A WORD ABOUT WORK
"Can I just pick your brain?"
You can. But let's be honest about what happens next.
WHAT "JUST A QUICK QUESTION" REALLY IS
When you ask for "just some advice," you're asking twenty years of experience to compress into one answer. The question takes a minute. The answer — the one that saves you months and money — is the work itself. Not a side effect of the conversation. The conversation.
WHY THIS ISN'T GREED
A surgeon doesn't operate at a birthday party. A lawyer doesn't advise in a queue. It's not arrogance — it's respect, for the craft and for you: advice given on the run is worth exactly what went into it, which is nothing. I stand behind a considered answer. I don't stand behind one tossed off in passing.
Consulting is work. Work has a price. That's normal.
CONTACT
If the question is real — write. We'll talk through the task, the format, and the terms. No surprises.