How the Discovery Call Should Be Used to Support the New Rate
The discovery call is the live moment where the practitioner’s new rate either holds or begins to erode. All the inner work, the preparation,…
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The discovery call is the live moment where the practitioner’s new rate either holds or begins to erode. All the inner work, the preparation,…
Practitioners who serve specialized or underserved communities — communities defined by specific cultural identity, economic constraint, marginalization, or historically limited access to certain kinds…
This fear is extremely common in conscious entrepreneurship communities, and it is almost never examined with real precision. The practitioner who worries that raising…
Rising costs are a legitimate reality for practitioners. The cost of professional development, software, office space, liability insurance, and the general cost of living…
Long-term clients present the most complex version of the rate conversation. The relationship has depth, history, and often genuine affection on both sides. The…
The most frequently discussed consequences of a rate increase are financial and relational. The income changes. Some clients stay, some don’t. The practice evolves.…
Some practitioners have tried to raise rates before. They set a new number, announced it, quoted it to a prospective client — and then,…
The calendar has accumulated significant power in the rate increase conversation. January 1st, the anniversary of starting the practice, the beginning of a new…
Raising rates is, at its core, an inner act that produces an outer change. The inner act involves clarifying what the work is worth,…
Some practitioners have built their client base explicitly on being accessible. The rate was the entry point — lower than peers in the market,…
Burnout in conscious practice communities is often discussed in terms of over-giving, poor boundaries, or the emotional weight of the work. These are real…
Not every rate increase can be achieved by simply announcing a new number to an existing client base. Sometimes the rate a practitioner needs…