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…

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How 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…

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2 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.…

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What 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.…

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How 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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