Gerald Vanderpuye

May 12, 2021

Underappreciated.

This week, many people I feel I have gone above and beyond for are asking a little bit more from me than I can handle.   I have friends and people in my network who expect me to be there whenever they need me.  I know I am moaning when i should feel lucky to be able to help. 

After failing at a couple of businesses, I have learnt a lot to help other startups avoid the mistakes I made. Perhaps I must share that as much as possible.  Still, I feel unappreciated when people just expect. 

This morning I got a text from someone who said thanks for the help I gave her six months ago. She just raised £500K for her startup based on advice and a referral i gave her—That's all I needed to feel appreciated again. 

We all need a little bit of appreciation and recognition sometimes.  

G