Everyone wants to feel needed (and wanted).
But no one wants to be around someone who’s needy.
“This is happening” should be your mindset when recruiting collaborators for your passion project. They’ll see your passion and commitment to excellence by how far you’ve already taken it solo. They’ll know you’re going to do it no matter what.
But…
To make the project the best it possibly can be, you need and want them. Because you’ve seen they’re work and are lit up by it. Let them know that.
Just like you’re not needy, they’re not needy.
But all of you are needed and wanted.
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