Here's how you can showcase your worth and secure a bigger paycheck during negotiations.

To secure a bigger paycheck during negotiations, demonstrate your value to the organization and make a compelling case for increased compensation. Conduct thorough research, highlight achievements, quantify contributions, emphasize unique skills, demonstrate growth potential, be prepared to negotiate confidently, consider total compensation, practice active listening, and stay positive and flexible. By showcasing your worth and negotiating professionally, you can increase your chances of securing a bigger paycheck and achieving your desired compensation goals.

How can you ask for more if you don't even believe in yourself? The work here starts within. Before sitting on the negotiation table, make sure that you have embraced that inner child of yours and accepted to love yourself with the kindness and compassion you deserve. Because you do! And of course you're doing to doubt, but when you get to that moment, be certain. Be certain that you are good enough. Prepare for it. Nurture your self-worth by accepting that perfection is a unicorn only burned out individuals are striving for. Accept that you are good enough. Build a plan. Stick to it. And be open for feedback but not to nurturing the negative voices in your head.

While highlighting your accomplishments is important, showcase how your skills and contributions will continue to benefit the company in the future. Do you have innovative ideas for streamlining processes or expanding reach? Do you possess the expertise the company needs to achieve its future goals? Focus on how you'll be an even greater asset moving forward. This forward-thinking approach positions you as a key player in their future success, making a raise a smart investment for them. Remember, negotiation is about building a win-win situation. By showcasing your future potential, you secure a raise and solidify your value as a long-term asset to the company.

When you are prepared and on your A-game, you feel better equipped to take on a stressful situation. As someone mentioned above, it's great to list out all the things you bring to the table: projects you've finished, goals you've accomplished, and even showcasing your resiliency when it came to things that didn't go too well. It's always great to go into negotiations with a clear goal of what you want, and it's best to also have some backup plans if the negotiation doesn't go how you'd like. If you don't get the number you're shooting for, are there any other ways you'd like to be compensated? More PTO, a wellness stipend, working from home? Consider what you're willing to compromise on (if you want to compromise in the first place!).

By maintaining patience and a clear head throughout the discussion, you show your boss that you can handle (possible) rejection or counteroffers and still be a good asset to the team. Patience may also mean waiting a little longer to reintroduce the conversation, if you're willing to do that. You won't always get immediate results, but your boss now knows your intentions and desires and may even take that into consideration for the next quarter or year, without you having to ask!