The Tollbooth

Some think the way to success is to make others go through the tollbooth.

My idea. My IP. My job. My knowledge. My resources.

The tollbooth approach. If you want what I have, you gotta pay the toll. And I set the toll.

Resource tollboothing can work in specific situations for a period of time. Heck, venture capital pretty much roots around looking exclusively for tollbooths (they like to call it a moat).

But you can also choose generosity. You can choose to share. You can choose to open your arms. You can choose to wonder at what others can contribute.

There’s something to that old cliche that a rising tide lifts all boats.