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Exhaustion, indecision, not being truly seen as the brilliant, powerful woman that you are.

Master the Inner and Outer Game of Business

Owning your value

By Amira Alvarez

“The fastest path to cash is owning your value.”

I said this to a client yesterday.

Think about what’s stops you from charging more, from creating a new product or service, bringing it to more people, from stepping into more?

Honestly, lots of things. There’s fear of rejection, there’s knowledge and skills, there are deep seeded beliefs and patterns.

Yet one of the biggest things that really puts a limit on income generation for business owners is a sense that either what you’re offering is not worth it or, even more insidious if you are the face of your business, that *you* are not worth it.

This will stop you in your tracks.

For instance, if you think…

“I’ve only been in business for 6 months, how could I charge more than the industry standard or someone who’s been doing it for years?” 

You’re valuing yourself compared to the industry or hierarchy, rather than the value you uniquely provide. (Maybe your value is at this level, BUT maybe it’s higher? What value do YOU bring?)

If you think…

“I can’t charge that, then my hourly rate would be astronomical.”

You’re not only valuing your service in a “trading time for money” way, you’re not truly valuing your knowledge and expertise. Value your knowledge and expertise and raise your prices accordingly.

If you think…

“I have this idea for a product or service, but I’d only pay x for it.”

And if this amount wouldn’t get you out of bed to work on it, then you have value problem. Could this product and service actually be worth more? If you valued it higher, would you take action on it? (This doesn’t mean you don’t need to solve a problem that others value too or understand your market. You do.)

How are you actually valuing your product or service? Is that the true value of the problem you solve?

Go look and adjust accordingly.

Over and out.

Amira

 

 

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