There’s nothing wrong with lending a hand and giving advice, but reassess your milk-and-cow scenario. Mama was right that if you give away one, you’ll never sell the other.

Go out today and be offensive. I’m not talking run-through-your-office-with-no-pants-on offensive, but grow a pair and put something out there knowing there will be backlash.

We’re tools. While some of us are “tools” in the pejorative sense, on a broader scope, we’re a means to help clients (and ourselves if you’re doing the RIGHT thing and treating YOURSELF as a client) achieve goals.

There’s no snake oil to follow. No automated douchebaggy software offering your gazillions of Twitter followers. Shamefully, there’s no free BMW 3-series at Christmastime, either. So why the hell are you still reading?

What have you broken lately? If the answer is “nothing,” then it might be time to do some damage.