Are You Resentful of Your Clients?
by Maria Marsala
Published on this site: January 31st, 2006 - See
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That might sound like a strange question, but hear me out.
You may have a case of Client Resentment Disease.
If you are not being paid what you deserve, you will feel
resentful each time a client does something - even a little
"off" - like miss a deadline, not return your call,
asks you to do something "today", is late with a
check, etc.
It happens.
Service-based business owners are the primary target.
Why?
You love what you do. You love the difference it makes in
people's lives or in their businesses. You've gone into business
- to do more of what you love doing and to be your own boss.
Maybe you've turned a gift or a skill into a business (Hip
Hip for you!). However, due to long standing beliefs, you
may feel that getting paid a lot of money by another would
be wrong. Or you may hear yourself saying that it's so easy
to do; how can you ask for what you know your full rate should
be. Or you know what you should be getting paid, but you're
afraid that someone will reject you if you tell them the right
number. Or maybe you hear it from your family - why should
someone pay you "$" for doing your service when
family or friends can do it for free?
I hear it all the time, and contrary to popular thought,
it's not just women who tell me - in a round about way, that
their beliefs are standing in the way of their success. It's
"people" - from all over the world!
The bottom line is that these beliefs are no longer serving
you if you end up with a case of Client Resentment Disease.
It's not the client who is at fault.
It's old beliefs that no longer serve you.
It's time to get rid of them.
How?
Raise the bar. Rebel against your beliefs. Knowledge with
action is the key.
Consider starting with any of these 13 ideas.
- Read some. The quantity of excellent books on
millionaire minds, money, prosperity and finances are numerous.
You'll start seeing patterns.
- Challenge yourself. Do the research to learn how
much you should be making an hour.
- Create a plan to raise your rates. Start with
new clients and work backwards.
- Do a search on www.TopTen.org on setting boundaries and
standards.
- Hire a therapist for some assistance.
- Subscribe to a few ezines of wealth managers, there is
a list at http://www.theresourcequeen.com/favorites/wealth.html
- Start talking about money with those close to you.
- Take a financial class. In fact, take a few classes!
- Take a test to see if you're codependent.
http://www.codependents.org/ Then do something about
it.
- Empower yourself. Take 100% charge of your budget
and finances.
- Trained coaches and experienced consultants who deal
with money, finances, debt elimination, or budgeting as
part of their business, can assist you.
- Find a Certified Financial Planner that you trust, and
start talking money!
- Remember that you're not alone. Even though I was a trader
on Wall Street, I still had some beliefs getting in MY way!
Do it now.
How do you change? Well, 12 step programs (Like Alcoholics
Anonymous, etc) have a slogan called the 3 A's. They're a
simple formula on how change occurs:
- Awareness
- Acceptance
- Action
Many of you reading this know that you're underpaid. Not
only that, you're allowing clients to take full advantage
of you because "the client is never wrong". Instead
of having great clients, you're always putting out fires.
You end up with clients from hell.
Take a stand now.
Remove Client Resentment Disease from your life. Get paid
what you deserve, set boundaries, create a profile of your
ideal client and start attracting more of them to you.
- It starts with you.
- It can start to change right now.
Maria Marsala. Are you ready to get rid of Client
Resentment Disease? If so, attend the next Get Paid What You
Deserve: Raise Your Rates TeleSeminar or join Business Success
Ezine and receive 2 reports and an audio, too. Visit http://www.ElevatingYourBusinessU.com/tele/pricing.html
right now
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