Sam Parr turns down a student who knocked on his door offering to walk his dog, but does it right: he praises the hustle, explains he likes walking his own dog, pays the student a week's wages anyway, and tells them to stay in touch for future opportunities.
I live next to a university. This kid knocked on my door and he goes, hey, I was wondering, do you have a dog? Like, I want to make some extra money. And I said, fucking A, good hustle. I appreciate that. I'm not just going to give my dog to you though. Write up a letter, tell me all about yourself. And I've been losing sleep each because I'm like, I don't need someone to walk my dog, but like, I want to give this guy a little bit of money. How should I say how I'm going to like reply to this guy? Don't want to do this. How do I say no?
You should just say, look, you should just say completely exactly what you're saying, which is I think your hustle was awesome, which made me want to say yes. But I also realized I actually like walking my dog. I don't need somebody to walk my dog. I'm gonna pay you for a week of walking my dog. You don't have to walk my dog. 'Cause I want you to be rewarded for what you're doing 'cause I think it's really great. And I remember when I was you. And hey, if you ever want to like do something else, you know, like maybe if I ever have like a job for somebody who's, who I need a hustler to do something, I got your number.
