Sirap the Hybrid - DAY 11D - I DESERVE TO BE PAID!

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For years, I thought opportunities were something I was supposed to be grateful for, even when they came at my expense.

One of the clearest examples was a 13-city tour where I was the only artist headlining the entire run.

My label paid THOUSANDS of dollars for me to be there, the person traveling with me wasn’t paid either, and I was told the exposure alone justified the cost.

Looking back, I realize how BACKWARDS that was. I brought years of training, DECADES of experience, countless hours of preparation, and a performance I had spent my entire life developing.

I gained fans. I gained confidence. I gained experience. But none of those things change the fact that the value I created deserved to be VALUED!

The lesson wasn’t that the tour wasn’t meaningful.

The lesson was that MEANINGFUL and VALUEABLE were both true at the same time.

And BOTH MATTER!!!!

My Permission Statement

What I create comes from a lifetime of becoming.

It comes from stages I’ve stood on since I was three years old. It comes from experiences I’ve survived. It comes from questions I’ve spent years asking. It comes from truths I’ve had the courage to face and share.

That cost something.

It cost time. It cost discipline. It cost failure. It cost vulnerability . It cost the willingness to keep showing up when nobody was watching.

That’s not free.

I’m allowed to be paid for the value I create.

I’m allowed to set a price without shrinking it.

I’m allowed to receive compensation without attaching guilt to it.

I’m allowed to stop confusing exposure with opportunity.

The people who support my work are not doing me a favor.

They are recognizing something that was already true.

My work has value.

My voice has value.

My perspective has value.