Jun 21, 2021
We all know that the best way to get what you want is to ask for it. But when it comes to getting paid, most of us don’t bother to negotiate the salary we deserve.
So, what is the best way to approach a salary negotiation? And how do you develop the confidence to advocate for yourself successfully?
Eliana Goldstein is the Millennial Success Coach behind Eliana Goldstein Coaching, a practice dedicated to supporting young professionals in navigating the path to personal and professional success. Eliana is on a mission to help people stop settling and design a career they love.
On this episode of Career Confessions, Eliana joins me to discuss the power of a successful negotiation, challenging us to create an empowering more-money story and advocate for the salary we deserve.
She explains how feeling guilty for wanting more money plays into a salary negotiation, describing how to structure the conversation as an exchange of value.
Listen in for insight on the relationship between preparation and confidence and learn how to couple market research with an accurate assessment of your skills to get what you want in your next salary negotiation!
Key Takeaways
Why so many of us operate around the narrative that we can’t love our jobs
How Eliana helps people find fulfilling work they’re excited about
The power of a successful salary negotiation (and why so many of us don’t do it)
Why mindset and confidence are the biggest roadblocks to getting what you want in a negotiation
Eliana’s insight on creating an empowering more-money story
Why there should never be negative consequences for advocating for yourself
The danger in negotiating from a place of desperation or scarcity
How feeling guilty for want to make more money plays into a salary negotiation
How to frame a salary negotiation as an exchange of value
What general market research you need to do to prepare for a salary negotiation
The relationship between preparation and confidence in a salary negotiation
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