I think what happens is we feel kind of gross.

We feel kind of icky sometimes about just like being the Cairns, if you will, of just like,

well, I don't need to talk to the manager.

And at the end of the day, like, this is how rich people operate.

Well, people do not accept the price.

They do not accept the set price of anything.

Everything is up for negotiation.

And so we need to just get very comfortable advocating for ourselves because it translates to all different avenues of your life.

Absolutely. And especially at work. So I guess maybe one quick tip about negotiating salary specifically. I would say maybe try to stick within 10%. That tends to be where the room for negotiation is.

So let's say you get off for like $100,000 a year. And it's like, well, I was kind of looking between

one to five and 110. Kind of also giving them a range. So stick within 10 percent, give000 a year. And it's like, well, I was kind of looking between one to five and

110. Kind of also giving them a range. So stick within 10 percent, give them a range that often

tends to work. But then that practice negotiating, I advocate for myself all the time at work.

Every job I've ever had when I worked at like rinky day nonprofits that have like zero dollars,

I've always been able to go to like conferences and professional developments paid for by my organizations because I ask companies have money and that you deserve to be compensated.

It creates evidence for you that you deserve to be compensated.

So once you're practicing like asking them, can you pay for my professional development?

I need to upgrade of this software.

I need to upgrade a laptop.

Once you get practice asking that, it does become a lot easier to when you're faced with

negotiating a salary to ask for that too.

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