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Grateful

Expressing gratitude for this group. It’s a privilege to be in the company of people who are at successful stages and keen to grow and evolve. I’m still at the baby biz stage, so it’s pretty cool to hear you guys quote gastronomical prices for your work and worth. I know I’ll get there one day because of it.

Yesterday on the call, I shared something about belief. Earlier in the week, I was paid for three days’ work, but when I received the money, I felt depressed because it didn’t seem like enough. I therefore tied it to feelings of failure, low self-worth, and a sense of inferior value.

To reframe it, however, I proposed an amount I had never proposed before for a service I uniquely specialise in. And it’s the start of building my long-term, future-self offer and vision. So that’s cool.

After our Friday call, I decided to go for it and win the day by sending another quote for a follow-up service to the same client. I quoted a price and package I’d never done before, so that felt good, too.

However, when I left the office, I received some information about that project. I was offering writing services (website copy) for an art gallery that was launching an exhibition. The artist sent me the catalogue, and my jaw dropped at the listed prices for their work, as it meant I could have charged much more for the value I was giving the gallery.

The past version of me at the start of the week would have felt a bit depressed and maybe berated myself a bit upon receiving this news. The new one, funnily enough, just laughed it out loud at myself and shook it off instantly. Because I know it’s the start of a long road and I’m building something unique to me and my skills.

The irony is that my own artworks command similar and greater prices, but I’ve been so out of that loop of selling my work on the art market that I’d completely forgotten that aspect of it. Something to raise my floor on!

Nonetheless, grateful to be here.

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