Are you afraid that people who need you can’t afford you? And is this one reason why you discount your fees at times? I was talking about the topic of my new workbook Emotional Pricing~ How to Feel Great Charging What You’re Really Worth, and a colleague said to me, “I don’t know about all … Continue reading Instead of discounting, try this to feel good about your full fee
I want to remind you that “underearning” is about your personal pattern of earning less than your potential. Underearning is not about the economy. It is about you and your history and feelings around charging people and receiving money. The economy is an outside factor that may also be affecting you. When you undersell yourself— … Continue reading Keep the Faith- 3 Ideas for Pricing
It’s true—I haven’t posted for a while. I am busy doing a ton of writing, as well as working with a new marketing consultant. I’ll be “debuting” new content for you soon. In particular, I’ve been working on the “metaphysics of money”. I believe that now more than ever, we need to use every tool … Continue reading Join me this Wednesday evening
Money is energy. It ebbs and flows. Some of you are very frustrated right now that the “flow” feels blocked. Perhaps it is. But if you are experiencing this, you must tell yourself that this is temporary. When our income goes down the danger is that we tell ourselves horrible things—and we feel bad about … Continue reading Broke is Temporary. Poor is Eternal.
I love being self-employed because I always feel like I have such control over my life. Now we all know that this feels good and bad at different times. There is no one telling us what to do! (How often have I thought, “Should I be the one making this decision here? Surely someone else … Continue reading Goal Setting: Be Specific. Don’t just ask for “whatever”
Well, it’s January and I am knee-deep in work. Luckily, I’ve also set some time aside to work on my goals for the year. I think the topic of goal setting gets a lot of lip service, but I suspect many of us fall short in actually setting good goals for our businesses. What about … Continue reading One Way to Keep Your Goals in Front of You
Susan walked into my office and flung herself in my chair. “I think it’s time to simplify. Yep, it’s got to be back to basics for me.” At 46, Susan was a successful psychotherapist who enjoyed her work, but was tired of feeling financially stressed out. She had come to me for typical reasons—credit card … Continue reading Voluntary simplicity vs. noble poverty- one woman’s story
It’s snowing outside. And here in Seattle, where there are (maybe) three snowplows, everything stops. I mean everything. And of course this fairly rare occurrence would fall during one of my busiest client weeks. I could just scream! I am stacked back-to-back with clients every day this week, partially because I am not seeing clients … Continue reading Ode to Five Percent—Coping with Client Cancellations
As you read previously, I’ve been working on my 2009 income and spending plan for the Women’s Earning Institute. I planned out all my income streams for 2009. It was quite lovely. Then I had to plan out what it would cost me…. The process below is what I would recommend you do for yourself—it … Continue reading How much is 2009 going to cost me? Being proactive helps combat fear
I’ve been busy creating my 2009 income and spending plan for next year, for the Women’s Earning Institute. I do this work with clients all the time, and know first hand how powerful it is. (Don’t think for a minute that I don’t practice what I preach!) An annual income and spending plan process incorporates … Continue reading Time to make a plan for 2009 income—and open up to prosperity
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