DON’T QUIT! When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but do not quit. Life […]
READ MOREYou are not charging what you are worth because You think your clients cannot afford to pay that much
It drives me crazy! when I hear someone say that they cannot charge the amount they believe they are worth because “the client cannot afford it” How do they know that? What evidence do they have that the client/ customer cannot afford to pay? It is amazing what people can find the money to pay […]
READ MORE“Are we There Yet?”
You are not charging what you are worth because You are waiting till you know more/ have more experience; waiting to be “there” Recently I watched the movie The Social Network and I loved the scene very early in the development of FB when Eduardo Saverin asks Mark Zuckerberg: “When will it be finished?” […]
READ MOREYou are not charging what you are worth because you worry that people will see you as greedy or “in it for the money̶...
I hear this all the time from people across a variety of Businesses. “Oh, I want to be available to everyone” “If I charge too much people will think I am greedy” “I really enjoy helping people; I’m not in it for the money” and so it goes Hhhhhmmm these are examples of interesting mindset. […]
READ MOREYou think you cannot charge what you are worth because you believe that to have a client paying something, is better than not h...
This is one of my favourite objections to people being able to “Charge What You are Worth” Have you read the earlier posts in the series “Charge What You are Worth”? We are exploring the various objections to “Charging What You are Worth” There are many people who believe it is better to have low […]
READ MOREYou think you cannot charge what you are worth because the “current economic climate” won’t support the fees ...
In my last post I started to explore “Are you charging what you are worth?” and I suggested thinking in terms of your Value to your clients from their perspective and I hope that has prompted you to shift your perspective (even a little) about how you think about your worth. People often say: You […]
READ MOREAre You Charging What you are Worth?!
Can you honestly say that you charge what you are worth? Consistently? With every Client? How many times do you wake up at night thinking “They just don’t pay me enough; why am I doing this again? How is this happening? …. Again?” Why don’t you charge more? You don’t because you: Are still thinking […]
READ MOREHappy New Year 2013
Today as we move towards the New Year I thought I’d share this 2013 SURVIVAL KIT to help you each day………… It would be fun to prepare an actual 2013 SURVIVAL KIT and keep it at hand … the joy of technology we can gather these items together and keep them to hand anytime and […]
READ MORESlow time… allow a little slow in your day
Do you ever wish you had more time to “smell the roses”? Every day I allow myself “slow time”; even if it is only a few minutes … Here are some slow suggestions Take nothing for granted: watch water flow, the flowers grow, the leaves blow, your neighbor mow. Remember a happy, peaceful time in your […]
READ MOREInternational Women’s Day 2011
I have been to two separate events for International Women’s Day. Yesterday I had lunch with Maggie Beer and Ronni Kahn; two women involved in food from different perspectives. Maggie commented on the Food Police and how frustrating it is to not be able to give food samples at fetes and markets. Ronni is the […]
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