When you work together with a friend, there’s probably only a soft commitment, because you work for free.
And that’s fine. But remember, when you work for free, your counterpart can’t criticize you. You might be starting off the work with a trade-off.
Simply because what they expect is for you to give your best, but they can’t demand it. Because there’s no leverage but your word to do something and the friendship. They won’t criticize, you won’t judge, but both parties might end up unhappy.
How about this: When you let someone pay you for your work, you grant them the gift – but not for free – of your focus and you create a mutual commitment.
It’s not a bad thing, it’s a good thing when a friend pays you.
Because they have the right to expect something, and you have a commitment to deliver to.
The gift is not to do it for free. The gift is to let them pay and grant them your commitment.