Be easy.

This may as well be the golden rule of business.

Easy means:

• You show up on time
• You come prepared
• You don't waste anyone's time
• You do things the way the other guy wants to do them. Even if they want paper checks in the mail, forms in triplicate, or documents sent by FAX.
• Your checks clear
• You're reliable

When you're easy, people bring things to you first. That's worth something.