Be Confident in your Value: Raise/Salary Negotiations

My dad was good for saying, "People talk too much. Tell all their business to people who don't care and will sabotage them."

Daddy wasn't wrong. For example, "Edward" was going to ask for a raise. Because Edward wasn't truly confident in his value, he told "Ron." A lot of times people want validation of their decisions from others. But, when you're truly confident in you, you either don't need all that and/or you only seek support from people who you 100% KNOW will support your decision. Ron told Edward it wasn't a good idea. So Edward second-guessed himself and let it go.

Four months later, Ron was promoted. Edward felt betrayed, like Ron had used his plans to get the promotion. I told Ron he had no business telling Edward his plans, that he owed himself to believe in his value without approval from random others.

We live and learn. Ron's not doing that anymore. He'll get a raise...by getting a new job.

It's not other people's job to care about your career hopes/dreams. It's other people's to believe in you more than you believe in you. No one can make you into a career victim without your participation. Don't do it. You owe employers/managers nothing. You owe you everything. If people aren't FOR you, they're AGAINST you. Treat them, accordingly. Move in silence. Move in strategy.

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