Pay Equity. Our Inner Dialogue

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Pay Equity. Our Inner Dialogue

“Setting better rates—our own part in pay parity / pay equity—starts with looking inward at our own self-worth, so that we are unapologetic in setting our rates (among other things). I believe my role is to help women (or anyone doubting) start that inner dialogue from a place of, "yes! Why not me?!" — Crystal-Marie Sealy, MBA, Mom. Let's see if anything here moves you to be more comfortable with higher pricing. ❤️

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Money, well-being and the feminine professional

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Money, well-being and the feminine professional

Here is why a clear pricing strategy matters for service professionals. Product industries have clearer, tangible lines in the sand about cost of production, salaries and overhead. It's why you won't dare go to a grocery and expect to get that head of lettuce if you're a penny short. Knowledge industries, however, are not so clear. Read on to see where well-being and the feminine come in.

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The Gift of Pricing. Save more than Money

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The Gift of Pricing. Save more than Money

Gifts. We remember them for others but often forget ourselves. Sometimes we remember them for others, but forget that, once given, it's theirs to use as they see fit. The Gift of Pricing, as I reference it here, is the same. Is it for you - the service or the invitation here, to awaken - or is there someone who'd love to receive this blog post or 5-week pricing strategy? For some, just what's written here is enough to inspire you to set the pricing you deserve, and to honour yourself in sticking with it.

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Serve better clients, better. Mindful entrepreneurship

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Serve better clients, better. Mindful entrepreneurship

Mindful Entrepreneurship.  Serve better clients, better.  Wait.  What?  Yip.  I firmly believe we're all of equal value, here, but that we simply are not all compatible.  When I say "better clients", I'm therefore referring to clients who aren't trying to change you - personality, pricing or practice - and vice versa.  Who values you as you are?

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Inspiration for Mindful Entrepreneurship for Mindful Affluence™

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Inspiration for Mindful Entrepreneurship for Mindful Affluence™

I used to say that entrepreneurship can be a lonely road for first-generation entrepreneurs. I mean, family keeps waiting for you to snap out of it, past colleagues think you're not around enough, even fellow entrepreneurs think you're doing it wrong. All of them often offer unwarranted, sometimes outdated or irrelevant, advice. Today, while I still acknowledge that entrepreneurship can be a lonely road, I'm clear that it doesn't have to be.

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Letting go of mainstream to create your unique business

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Letting go of mainstream to create your unique business

Here's to the business you'd meant to create; not the one everyone forced you to exist in. Your E.A.S.Y. Affluence Business Model™ by Successiory. Who's really in your head? Perhaps you're no longer bogged down by comparing yourself to others, but when you sit down to speak to your client prospects, your colleagues, perhaps even your spouse, who's in your head? What's the rhetoric in your head when you're about to pitch? Why? You're not alone. There is a better way. One that suits you...

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