Future Posts

All future posts of a similar vein to what has been posted so far can be found in BusinessSenseWithDi.blogspot.com as any future content in this spot has to be authorised by AMP and will be of a more financial or investment nature.

What Am I Worth

In a retail environment you know what you are going to charge for your products. You buy at a certain price and you charge the client a commonly acceptable price.

What of the service industry. How do I value my services? I find myself constantly re-evaluating myself, upwards. Which is good, except I am frustrated with my not fully knowing. This comes about because I am moving from commission based fees to 'fee for service'. Prior I did not have to know my worth, I was given it by the company. Now I am coming to the realisation of my worth.

How do I come to this knowledge? Making mistakes and suffering for them. Making assumptions and getting them wrong.

How is my value ascertained? By the cost of running the business, educating myself, time spent with and on clients files. Not all clients will pay the same because there are low value clients and high value clients. There are client who expect a lot and those who just want me to place the business.

I must go through this process and the pain will open my brain to the right perspective. I am not going to work for nothing and I think my problem will never be charging too much, I am not wired that way, the opposite is more the truth. I must embrace the change and get with the programme rather than throw up my hands in frustration and walk away.

The day is coming when I understand my worth and lift my head in confidence and freely say, 'this is what I will charge' and enjoy the experience.

Never Say You Can't do it!

I have been on an adventure of a lifetime. I rode in a 490km bike ride throughout Western Victoria, Australia. Before I left I went through sickness, grief and stress and yet I had a deep down feeling I would be all right.

On the ride I notice that fat people, skinny people, old people and young people participated.

I often hear "oh I could never do that I am too unfit." People I would class unfit stayed the distance and proved me wrong.

What is the measure by which you measure yourself? Do you not know that you already dream dreams, so why not dream bigger ones?

Why not embrace adventure? Why not do the thing you always wanted to do?

My experience showed me that my plans will come to pass if I just step out and begin. Each day I had to choose to participate, as I now have to choose to live life to the fullest.