Soul Proprietor – Peer Support

A fellow tarot reader, who is new to working for a psychic hotline, was telling me about a recent incident. Another reader, one who works the same hotline, got a reading from her – and then proceeded to give her a terrible review and demand a refund. That cruel one star review is now hanging around, bringing her ratings down. She’s thinking about giving up.

For someone new to the industry, this feels like a major kick in the teeth.  Why would a peer do something like this?

Turns out, she’s not the only one who has experienced this. Psychic hotlines are like that – many other readers, fearful of any “competition”, resort to this sort of thing as a way to build up their own ratings.

Tearing someone down to build up your business isn’t a very good practice.

Let’s imagine that for a minute: sitting around, getting readings on a hotline from a “competitor” and then giving them shit ratings.  Who has time for that?  Isn’t that a sad way to waste your time?  Time that would be better spent marketing and serving your clients?

What motivates this type of behavior?  Scarcity mentality? Fear? Anger? Jealousy? All of the above?

I’m not sure what drives a person to engage in this sort of mean spirited, aggressive behavior, but it’s not the way to do business.

We’ve got to do better than that, people.  After all, we’re all in this together.  Why not get along and be respectful?  Is it that hard?

I’m not just talking tarot readers either – I’m talking any sort of soulful proprietor.  There is zero reason to treat business like a blood sport.  It’s not healthy – it’s harmful.  And, in the case of the woman above, you’re hurting someone’s livelihood.

Let’s support our peers instead.

Let’s be decent.

But what about when a colleague throws you major shade? Should you turn the other cheek?  Let them get away with it?

If you encounter haterade from a peer, you have a few choices:

Open up a dialogue.

Get confrontational.

Ignore them and let it go.

In most cases, it’s best to choose the latter route.  Because if someone has decided they are they don’t like you or your work, no amount of being nice or confrontational is going to work.  That’s okay.  Those peers are not your right people.

Let them go. Brush those shoulders off.

Then, set the example. Be a good steward for your community.

Give your peers as much support as you can.

Help them out if they need a hand.

Share their work.

Cheer them on, wildly!

Trust that there is enough work for all (there is).  And act like it.

Be that person who is always an ally.  Imagine if every one of us treated our fellow soulful entrepreneurs with that level of respect. We would create a climate of success for all.  Now wouldn’t that be a lot nicer than the alternative?

Blessings,

Theresa

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