Hire Professionals (But Be Smart About It)
"If you think professionals are expensive, try hiring an amateur. I've tried to get around hiring. I've tried to do stuff myself. It always ends up costing you. But there's a caveat to this. Sometimes just because someone or something is expensive, just because they're an expert, doesn't mean they actually know what they're talking about. And you can rack up very large bills and not actually move the ball forward in any way."
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Ryan Holiday learned that trying to save money by avoiding professional help usually backfires. When you try to do everything yourself or hire cheap help, it often costs more in the long run because you have to fix mistakes or redo the work. However, he warns that expensive doesn't automatically mean good. Some people charge high prices and call themselves experts, but they don't actually deliver results. You can end up spending a lot of money without making any real progress. The key is finding professionals who are both skilled and worth their price, not just assuming the most expensive option is the best.
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