Nicolas Cole argues most problems solve themselves when you increase volume and create options. In dating, don't bet everything on one person. In business, constantly build your pipeline and maintain multiple client relationships so you're never trapped by a single bad deal.
All problems get solved with volume. All problems get solved with optionality. And I find that most often people get really stressed out. Dating is a great example of this. People get really stressed out when they're like, I'm only talking to one person and all of my hopes, dreams, ambitions, future, everything is dependent upon this one person being all the things I need them to be. That's why such an important part of running service businesses is always allocating some percentage of your time to keeping the pipeline going and building relationships and networking. That is a faucet that can never be turned off. Someone will ask a question like, "Cole, what do I do about this client? They're my only client." What happens is you take all of these expectations that you have and you place them upon one person and forget what happens. Like, that's a recipe for disaster because you are fundamentally engaged in a relationship where you have no alternatives or you're not aware of the alternatives, which means you go, "I have to do something with this person." All problems get solved with volume. If you were talking right now to 10 other clients, you would be like, "This person's annoying. Let's get them out of there because I I got 9 other people I'm talking to.
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