ǫ: ɪs sᴄʀᴇᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴍᴀɴᴅᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ?
ᴀ: ʏᴇs – ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪsᴛᴇᴅ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴs. sᴀғᴇᴛʏ ɪs ᴍʏ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛʏ [[ʙᴏᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀs & ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ]]. ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ғɪɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴡᴀʏs ᴛᴏ ᴠᴇʀɪғʏ ᴡʜᴏ ɪ ᴀᴍ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs, sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛs, ᴏɴʟʏғᴀɴs & ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀɴ sɪᴛᴇs [[ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀɪғɪᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏ ɪᴅ]]. sᴄʀᴇᴇɴɪɴɢ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴅᴇʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜᴍsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs.
ғᴇᴇʟ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ ᴏɴ ᴍᴇ, ɪ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ sᴏ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ɪɴ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ – ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs ᴏɴ ᴇʀᴏᴛɪᴄᴍᴏɴᴋᴇʏ, ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴠᴇʀɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴘ411 [[& ᴛʀʏsᴛ]]. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ғɪɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴛᴇsᴛɪᴍᴏɴɪᴀʟs ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴇxᴛs/ᴇᴍᴀɪʟs/ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʜɪɢʜʟɪɢʜᴛs sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ɪɴsᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ.
ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ʟɪɴᴋs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ “ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ“ ᴘᴀɢᴇ.
⇢ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴅᴇʟɪsᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛ.ᴇ.ʀ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇɴɪᴇᴅ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪɢʜ sᴄᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴇxᴘʟɪᴄɪᴛ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴡ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs ɪ ᴅᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴛᴇsᴛɪᴍᴏɴɪᴀʟs ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴsᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ ⇠
𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐁𝐄 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐃 ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪsᴄᴜss “sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄs“ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ – ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ʏᴏᴜ’ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇʜᴀɴᴅ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ, sᴄʀᴇᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ꜰɪʀsᴛ.
ǫ: ᴡʜʏ ɪs ᴀ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ?
ᴀ: ɪ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ “ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ“ ᴄᴀɴ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴏɴғʟɪᴄᴛɪɴɢ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢs – ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴄᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀs ᴀ sᴄᴀᴍ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ & ᴡᴇʟʟ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ɪɴᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴠᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs. ɪ’ᴠᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ɪ sᴇᴛ ᴀsɪᴅᴇ ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴊᴜsᴛ ᴍʏ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴏɴ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏꜰ sᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀᴅᴇǫᴜᴀᴛᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ sᴜʀᴇ ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ. ɪᴛs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ɪssᴜᴇ ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇ ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪs ʟᴇss ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜʀs ɪs ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟʏ ᴜɴғᴀɪʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ sᴇᴄᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ ɪs ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ.
ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴏᴜʀ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ [[ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ]] ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛʟᴇʏ. ᴜɴʟᴇss ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴘᴜsʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴏ.
• ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜʏ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ, ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛ ɪ ᴘᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ, ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴ •
ǫ: ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs ɪғ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟ?
ᴀ: ʟɪғᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴀsᴛ – ʙᴜᴛ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪs ғʀᴜsᴛᴇʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs. sᴏ ɪғ ɪ’ᴠᴇ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇɴ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ, ɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴǫᴜɪʀɪᴇs. ᴄʜᴏᴏsɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴡ ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ғᴇᴡ ɪ ᴅᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ.
ɴᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟ ᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴀ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴇᴇ. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴀs ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ sʜᴏʀᴛ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴǫᴜɪʀɪᴇs. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏɴᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ, ʙʟᴀᴄᴋʟɪsᴛᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ. ɪ ᴅᴏɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴏ ʜᴀʀsʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴇs ɪɴᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇꜰꜰᴏʀᴛ.
ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ “ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ” ᴍᴀʏ ᴠᴀʀʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ.
ғᴏʀ ɪɴᴄᴀʟʟ: ᴡʜᴇɴ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴅᴀʏs [[3]], ᴀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ, ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ. ɪ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟ ɴᴏ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ 48ʜʀs ᴘʀɪᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ. ɪ ᴀsᴋ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟ ᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴛᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ʀᴇғᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ [[ᴏʀ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏ]], ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ.
ғᴏʀ ᴏᴜᴛᴄᴀʟʟ: ᴡʜᴇɴ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴅᴀʏs [[3]], ᴀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ. ɪ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟ ɴᴏ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ 24ʜʀs ᴘʀɪᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ [[ᴏʀ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏ]] ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ.
ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ʟᴏᴡ ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍɴ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ. ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪ’ᴍ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀs ᴜɴғᴏʀɴᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴅɪssᴀᴘᴏɪɴᴛɪɴɢ. ɪ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɪ ʀᴇʟʏ ᴏɴ.
ᴀs ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴏɴᴏʀ ᴍʏ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄɪᴇs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇ ᴏʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ.
ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘᴜʟʟ ᴀ ɴᴄɴs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ғᴏʀғᴇɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴛɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴅᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ʀᴀᴛᴇ. ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ғʀᴜsᴛᴇʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴡ ᴜᴘ ғᴏʀ ᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴊᴜsᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅ [[ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ]] ɪs ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴜɴғᴀɪʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴏғғᴇʀ ᴀ ғᴜʟʟ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ – ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ. ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀsᴇᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ’ᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ.
ǫ: ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ?
ᴀ: ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʙᴇsᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ – ʙᴜᴛ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʙᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ sɪᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ɪɴǫᴜɪʀɪᴇs. ɪ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ “ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ“ ʟɪғᴇ. sᴏ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴀʏ/ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴅᴏ ᴍʏ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋ ᴀɴʏ ᴛᴇxᴛs/ᴇᴍᴀɪʟs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ sᴏ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛʟʏ ʙᴜᴛ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʙᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs sᴇᴇ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇs ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀɴ ɪssᴜᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴀs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ᴀs ᴅɪsᴄʀᴇᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ʟɪғᴇ.
ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴠɪᴀ ᴛᴇxᴛ, ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ, ᴏʀ ʙʏ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀᴍ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ sᴇᴇ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇs ᴏɴ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴʟʏғᴀɴs ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴀɴ ᴍʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴍᴇᴇᴛs. ɪ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴇ [[ᴀs ɪ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇɴsᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏss]], ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴠᴇʀɪғɪᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏ ɪ.ᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʙᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛғᴜʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs.
ɪ ᴀᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ ᴏʀ “ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ“ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs – ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏᴅᴀᴛᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛʟᴇʏ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛ ᴀ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ – ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ [[4+]] ʜᴏᴜʀs ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ. ɪᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ sᴏ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ. ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴄʀᴇᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴀɴʏ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ sʜᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ – ᴀʟʟ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡs ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ.
ǫ: ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛᴇʟᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ?
ᴀ: ᴍᴇɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏ, ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛs. ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪsᴄʀɪᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴ ᴀɢᴇ [[ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ 18+]], ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇᴛʜɴɪᴄɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ/ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴋɪɴ, ᴀɴʏ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ɪssᴜᴇs, ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴏʀ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs [[ᴀs ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴜs ᴄᴀɴ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴀғᴇ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ]], ᴀɴʏ “ʟᴀʙᴇʟs”, “sᴛᴀᴛᴜs” [[ᴏʀ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴏғ]], ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴍᴇɴᴛ/ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴇ, ᴏʀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs.
ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴʟʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍʏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ. ɪ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇʟʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ɪ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ, sᴏ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ʏᴏᴜ’ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴡᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ – ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ғɪɴᴇ. ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪɴɢ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀs ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅɪɴɢ ɪғ ᴡᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ғɪᴛ.
ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ sᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴀɢᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ɪssᴜᴇs ᴏʀ ᴅɪsᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs ɪs sᴏ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ. ɪᴛ’s ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ sᴀғᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴇxᴛʀᴀ “ʜᴇʟᴘ” ᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ sᴏ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ɪssᴜᴇs, ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴏ ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ [[ɢᴏᴅ ғᴏʀʙɪᴅ]] ɪғ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʟᴘ, ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇɴᴄʏ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs sᴏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢʟʏ.
ǫ: ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ?
ᴀ: ᴀʟʟ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ. ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴜɴsᴇᴀʟᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴠɪᴇᴡ [[ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀᴀʙʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛʜʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ʙʀɪᴇғʟʏ ᴇxᴄᴜsᴇ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪs sǫᴜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴏᴜʀ sᴇssɪᴏɴ ʙᴇɢɪɴs]]. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴜsʜᴇᴅ, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴍɪɴᴅғᴜʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ – ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴᴠᴇsᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ɪs ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀs ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟʟʏ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇᴅ.
ǫ: ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴇ?
ᴀ: ɪ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄғᴜʟ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇs. ᴡʜᴇɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ – ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʙᴇ ᴀs ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ sᴏ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢʟʏ – sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs; ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ sᴇᴇᴋɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇᴅ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ, ᴅᴀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ, ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅ ғᴏʀ sᴄʀᴇᴇɴɪɴɢ. ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛs ᴀʀᴇ sᴀᴠᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ғᴇᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ, ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴏᴋ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ɪssᴜᴇ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ [[ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴛ]], ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ sᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ.
ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sʜᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ [[ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ғʀᴇsʜᴇɴ ᴜᴘ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴏ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴀʟ]]. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ – ɴᴏ ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴅʀᴜɢ ᴜsᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ. ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴜsʜ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅᴀʀɪᴇs [[ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴜɴsᴜʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇssɪᴏɴ ʙᴇɢɪɴs – sᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ᴇǫᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ]]. ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇᴍᴀɴ. ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴇss ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ.
ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ – ɪ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴏᴜʀ sᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴀᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅᴏ sᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴇғᴜɴᴅ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪs ɪɴ 5 ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ.
ǫ: ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ɪ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜ?
ᴀ: ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛғᴜʟ, ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛ, ᴛʀᴜsᴛᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪsᴄʀᴇᴇᴛ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴀɪᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴇʀᴍ ᴍᴜᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇɴᴇꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘs. ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍʏ ғᴜʟʟ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜ – ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀ sᴀғᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪᴏʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛs, ɴᴇᴇᴅs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇs. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs sʜᴏᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴇssᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴜᴍᴇ/ʟᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʟʟᴇʀɢɪᴇs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ sᴏ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴀ ᴘʀᴇᴄᴀᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ.
• ᴜɴʟᴇss ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ “ʟᴏᴏᴋ“ ɪs ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴠᴇɴᴜᴇ [[ᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴡᴀʏ]], ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇ ᴅʀᴇssᴇᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀsᴜᴀʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴏʀs ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ sʟɪᴘ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ꜰɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ •
ǫ: ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴇs “ᴛɪᴍᴇ“ ᴡᴏʀᴋ?
ᴀ: ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴍɪɴᴅғᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛғᴜʟ ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴛᴀɢᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ɪᴛ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟʏ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ɪғ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇ, ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴜs ᴛᴏ sᴇᴛᴛʟᴇ ɪɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴍʏ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴏᴜʀ sᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴅᴏᴇs ɴᴏᴛ ᴇɴᴅ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇʀ ɢᴏᴇs ᴏғғ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀsʜ ᴜᴘ, ɢᴇᴛ ᴅʀᴇssᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ᴏᴜʀ sᴇᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴀʏs. ɪᴛ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ – ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴏʟᴇ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ “ᴛɪᴍᴇ“, ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ.
ǫ: ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ?
ᴀ: ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ – ʏᴇs. ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ɪs ɢɪᴠᴇɴ [[ɴʏ,ᴍᴀ,ʀɪ]]. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʙᴇ ᴀᴅᴠɪsᴇᴅ – ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs 90 ᴍɪɴs [[ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ]] ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀʏ – ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ, ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴇxᴛʀᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ – ᴀs ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ɪssᴜᴇ ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ – ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ’ᴍ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ sᴏ.
ǫ: ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪғ ɪᴍ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ?
ᴀ: ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ, ʙᴇ ᴀᴅᴠɪsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄᴜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ & ɴᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇss ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇᴅ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ғɪғᴛᴇᴇɴ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ – ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀʏ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴇғᴜɴᴅ. ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴜᴘғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ, ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ – ɪ’ᴍ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ.
ǫ: ᴄᴀɴ sᴇssɪᴏɴs ʙᴇ ғɪʟᴍᴇᴅ?
ᴀ: sᴇssɪᴏɴs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ғɪʟᴍᴇᴅ [[ᴏʀ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ]]. ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴜss ᴛʜɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʙᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ. ʙᴇ ᴀᴅᴠɪsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ғᴇᴇ ᴏғ $50. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ’ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘᴏsᴛᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ғᴀɴ sɪᴛᴇs – ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀɴʏ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғʏɪɴɢ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs [[ғᴀᴄᴇ, ᴛᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏs, ʙɪʀᴛʜᴍᴀʀᴋs, ᴇᴛᴄ]] ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʙʟᴜʀʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴜɴʟᴇss ʏᴏᴜ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴏsᴛ “ᴀs ɪs”
ǫ: ᴄᴀɴ ɪ ᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀs ᴀ ʀᴇꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ?
ᴀ: ᴛʜɪs ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇʟʏ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ. ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ꜰɪʀsᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ᴇxᴘʟɪᴄɪᴛ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ [[ᴏʀ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ]], ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇʀs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴀꜰᴇ, ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ & ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛꜰᴜʟ – ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ʀᴇʟɪᴀʙʟᴇ, ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅᴀʀɪᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴏʀᴛ. ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ʀᴇꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ, ɪ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪsᴄᴜss ᴍᴇ, ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ɪ ᴍᴀʏ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ.
ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ 6 ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴀs ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ/ᴄɪʀᴄᴜᴍsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴀs ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ.
ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ sʜᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀᴅ/sɪᴛᴇ sᴏ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴜᴛ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ – ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ sʜᴀʀᴇ ɪᴛ. ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴍʏ ᴡᴇʙsɪᴛᴇ/ᴀᴅ ᴏʀ ᴍʏ ʟɪsᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ.
ǫ: ᴄᴀɴ ɪ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ?
ᴀ: ʏᴇs – ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ɪ’ᴅ ʙᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ. sᴏᴍᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴛғᴏʀᴍs ᴅᴏ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴄʀɪᴛᴇʀɪᴀ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ɪᴛ ᴀs “ᴄʟᴀssʏ” ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴛᴇʀɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ’ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ғɪɴᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʀᴏᴛɪᴄᴍᴏɴᴋᴇʏ.
ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴘ411 ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛ ᴀɴ “ᴏᴋᴀʏ” ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ.
𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓: ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ɪssᴜᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴅᴇɴɪᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ & ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ sᴄᴏʀᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏ ᴇxᴘʟɪᴄɪᴛ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs – ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ғᴜʟʟʏ ᴅᴇʟɪsᴛ. ᴀs ɪ’ᴠᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ’s ᴊᴜsᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ, ɴᴇᴠᴇʀᴍɪɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴜs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ sᴛᴀʏ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴜs. ʏᴇs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ sᴛɪʟʟ sᴇᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇxᴘʟɪᴄɪᴛ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴇs, ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴡɪsʜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏsᴛ ɪɴᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs.
ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛᴇʀ, ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴇɴᴛɪᴄ ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀɪsᴏɴ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sɪᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʟɪsᴛ ᴇxᴘʟɪᴄɪᴛ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ. sᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴍʏ ᴇᴍ ᴘʀᴏғɪʟᴇ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴜᴘ, ᴏʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇǫᴜᴇsᴛ ᴀɴ “ᴏᴋᴀʏ” ᴠɪᴀ ᴘ411.
ǫ: ᴡʜᴀᴛ ғᴏʀᴍs ᴏғ ᴘᴀʏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ?
ᴀ: ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴄᴀsʜ, ᴠᴇɴᴍᴏ, ᴄᴀsʜᴀᴘᴘ, ᴢᴇʟʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀʏᴘᴀʟ [[ᴘᴀʏᴘᴀʟ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ sᴇɴᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ]]. ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇs ᴏғ ᴀɴʏ sᴏʀᴛ ᴏʀ ɢɪғᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴅs. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢɪғᴛ ᴍᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴀ ɢɪғᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴅ – ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ. ɢɪғᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ.
ᴀʟʟ ᴅᴇᴘᴏsɪᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴀ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄ ᴘᴀʏᴍᴇɴᴛ. ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴅᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴᴅᴇʀ ᴠɪᴀ ᴇ-ᴘᴀʏᴍᴇɴᴛ. ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴀsᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴅᴅ ᴀ $10 ғᴇᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴsғᴇʀ ғᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ʙᴀɴᴋ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ.
ᴀʟʟ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ “sᴘᴏɪʟ ᴍᴇ“ ᴘᴀɢᴇ
ǫ: ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴs/ᴄᴏᴠɪᴅ?
ᴀ: ɪ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ᴀᴍ ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴇᴅᴇʀɴᴀ sʜᴏᴛs, ᴀᴍ sᴛᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴏɴ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴇsᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴇsᴛ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ʙᴀsɪs. ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄ ʙᴇʟɪᴇғs ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ ᴅᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛ sᴏ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs, ɪ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ɪᴛ sᴀғᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ᴘʀᴇᴄᴀᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇɪʀɪᴇɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏ sʏᴍᴘᴛᴏɴs ɪ ᴀsᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴛᴇsᴛ [[ɪғ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ]]ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ sᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴇᴅ [[ɪ.ᴇ – ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇsᴄʜᴇᴅᴜʟᴇ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ]].
ɪғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ, [[ᴏʀ ᴊᴏʙ]] ʀᴇʟɪᴇs ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴏʀ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇʟʏ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴᴇᴅ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ɪssᴜᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴛᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʀᴏᴏғ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ. ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪғ ᴛʜɪs ɪs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ’ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ.
ǫ: ᴡʜʏ ʜᴀs ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ sᴛʏʟᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ?
ᴀ: ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴍᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs, ᴏʀ sᴄʀᴏʟʟ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍʏ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟs ᴏʀ ғᴀɴsɪᴛᴇs, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄᴜʀᴠʏ – sᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ʙʙᴡ [[ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ]]. ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʜᴏᴡ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʟɪғᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴇ sᴛᴏᴍᴀᴄʜ ɪssᴜᴇs ᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏғғ sɪɴᴄᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs sᴜʀɢᴇʀɪᴇs, ɪ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪssᴜᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ ɪ’ᴠᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ʙᴇɪɴɢ [[ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ]] ᴄʀᴏɴɪɴᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɪʟʟ. ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴀsᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀ [[2023]], ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsᴇ “ғʟᴀʀᴇ ᴜᴘ” ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ sɪᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪɴᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴅʀᴀsᴛɪᴄ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 90ʟʙs ɪɴ ʀᴏᴜɢʜʟʏ 6/7 ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs. ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ɪssᴜᴇs ᴀs ɪ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ, ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ғᴀᴛɪǫᴜᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴀɪɴ.
ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪ ᴀᴍ sᴛɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ 100% “ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ”. ɪ ᴀᴍ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴀ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ғᴇᴡ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴀs ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ 2024 ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴀʟᴏᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ. ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇss, ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴍʏ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇs, ᴀs ɪᴛ’s ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ ɪs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ’s ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏᴜs. sᴏ ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛʜɪs ʜᴇʟᴘs ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs.
ᴍʏ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ [[ᴀɢᴀɪɴ]], ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴅɪɢɢɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ’s ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀs ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴀs ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ᴀɴʏ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪɴ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪs. sᴏ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ғᴇᴇʟ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀsᴋ. ɪ’ᴍ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ʙᴏᴏᴋ.
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ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ [[ᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ]] ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴋ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴄᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ. ɪ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ. ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴄᴀɴ ᴅɪғғᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇʀ, sᴏ ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ɪɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ – ʙᴜᴛ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛɪᴘs ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ