Posts by Jenika
Can You Get Someone To Want To Pay More?
When you go to sell something, there’s a piece of psychology that presents a problem. Most people aren’t even aware that this problem exists. Let alone how to fix it. But now, YOU will. It has to do with the way a client thinks about how much what you sell is worth. Specifically, the point in time that…
Read MoreHow To Be Assertive (Without Feeling Bad)
Ever heard from a tired parent, “Trying to clean a house with toddlers in it is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos”? Haha. (Bless those little curious little havoc-wreakers.) Last time we talked about two habits that help maintain self-esteem (which itself was a follow-up to our chat about what self-esteem is and what it most definitely is…
Read More2 Self-Esteem Habits You Should Start Building Now
Last week we talked about what your junior high textbook forgot to tell you about self esteem – that it’s not a single, internal thermometer, it’s actually made up of multiple components that can shrink or swell independently of one another. So today, when we talk about “raising” self-esteem, we know that it isn’t a simple proposition.…
Read MoreWhat Your Junior High Health Textbook Forgot To Tell You About Self-Esteem
Remember those junior high health textbooks – the ones that covered all kinds of then-awkward bodily system stuff? And how there was always a chapter about “Emotions”? (Usually illustrated with six photos of the same face sporting different expressions.) In that chapter, there was usually a banal paragraph about Self-Esteem, which basically said: Self-Esteem is important. You should have some.…
Read MoreHow To Be A Client’s Dream Come True
A comment came in on last week’s article that said, essentially: Okay Jenika, I’ve read in several places now that you need to find your ideal client’s problem and show you’ve got the solution. (Yep, this is true.) “However, as a baby photographer, I don’t really believe I’m solving any problems. To me, you either…
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