You can have both, but there’s a difference between the two. Friendships can lead to clients, but that can also end up ruining your friendship if things go to shit. Clients can lead to friendships, but again…you can fuck up a client relationship if you do something wrong and you’re being perceived as a friend. It’s literally the reason people say not to mix friends and money.
I try to be patient and understanding with both clients and friends, but shit happens. At some point you might have to choose between keeping the client or maybe holding onto a friendship. Hopefully I don’t get stuck in that situation because my choice is always made in advance, I’m choosing the friendship. There are a lot of people that don’t bat an eye about fucking over anybody to get ahead…you probably know somebody like that. Don’t let them get you down. Shit’s gonna come to them at some point.
