I’m going to say something blazingly obvious… wickedly effective… but generally ignored.
The path from owning a job to owning a business isn’t about mindset – it’s about approach.
Yes, you want to get paid what you’re worth, but positive thinking and affirmations don’t get you there if you don’t tackle the question of HOW.
I know a lot of very good writers…
Most of them are broke.
Because how good you are is not nearly as important as how good people think you are.
I offer you only the truth.
I don’t like it any more than you do.
But I have recognized it, accepted it and internalized it.
This is why smart people can stay poor even if their skill level is high. Even when they are technically exquisite.
Some writers are simply a “bit” better than others yet get paid – literally – 100x more.
And they have the mechanics in place to get paid, BY THEIR OWN BUSINESS, on time, every month (or twice a month, if they like).
The path from owning a job to owning a business is about coming to an agreement with people about what you are worth. It’s about using your writing to create value for other people, and then having the right systems in place to harvest that value so it becomes money.
P.S.P. French