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10 questions to ask yourself before signing a contract.
1 min readMar 20, 2025
- What conditions and expectations do this contract oblige me to long-term?
- Is this contract fair to my side of the equation in terms of personal and financial interests?
- Am I at ease with the overall ethics of this contract?
- What are the short- and long-term plans and implications of the contract?
- Do I have a clear mind or a temperament of desperation at the time of entertaining contract terms?
- Is this contract heavily one-sided? Do the terms that apply to me/my side represent something I would be comfortable giving another person I respect?
- Am I able to fulfill the demands of the contract with integrity?
- Am I able to compromise on the contract terms without compromising my end goal? Is there room for future independence and renegotiation?
- Is the contract dynamic enough to protect me from the unknown that is unknown? Do I see potential blind spots in the amendment clauses of my contract?
- Do I respect the party I am in a contract with?
