I said NO to a client...and the world didn't end
Hi there,
A few weeks ago, a client of mine asked me if I wanted to be in one of her reels.
I'm a writer. Being on camera is not part of my services. I hate reels.
So I said no. No worries. No fuss. No problem. The world didn't end. It was fine.
I see so many newbie and struggling writers being afraid to say no. They say yes to projects even if the pay is ridiculously low. They say yes even if they don't have time. They say yes to projects that are not part of their services. They say yes to things that should be assigned to a virtual assistant.
Sure, it's important to say yes to things. When you are new, it's helpful to say yes even to unfamiliar things. That's how you learn.
But you don't have to say yes to everything! It's okay to say no.
If the pay is super low or the project is unpaid
If you don't have time
If it's not part of your services or the services you wish to try
If you are simply not interested
If anything feels off
If you have any other reason to say no
Just say no!
Seriously. The world is not going to end. Long-term and good clients will understand. And new or prospective clients...well, there will other, better clients and better, more suitable, and better-paying projects.
Don't let fear or a scarcity mindset push you into things you don't want to do. This is the magic of freelancing. You can say yes, when it feels right. And you can say no, when it doesn't. I've said no a million times. And guess what, no once I've regretted it.
I believe in you,
Kat
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Pep talk of the week:
“I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me.” - Sheryl Strayed