When a Client doesn't get a perceived value of your work, paying your deserved rate will be difficult and likely not happen...

2026 MANTRA: A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN A YEAR. But not with hope and wishes (Hope is NOT a Strategy), but rather with... Discipline and Audacity to do what is required. One of my favorite words from Adesina: "Your Success is as Fast as you want it to be"

My Take: Pick the profitable opportunity that aligns with an area of strength you have and go all in on it Don't do everything. You can't afford scattered focus. Convergent focused energy is how you can get the best out of an opportunity.

Gratitude Journal>>> Puts you in a reflection mode.

Time to increase my Service fee even more! More prospect Filters first, then price increase.

Hope is NOT a Strategy

Yes. This is true.

Guess who came back ready to deal?? The moment you water down your price for a prospect, there's a slight perception shift from how they see you.. Be Audacious. When you give your price, stand by it Just ensure whatever you mention is what your value can defend in delivery.

Fortes fortuna adiu (Fortune favors the bold). Discipline+Audacity

Truth About Freelancing I Discovered in 2025 that You Can Apply In 2026 To 5X Your Income By the end of this thread you'll have equipped yourself with how to keep clients glued to your service and having constant retainers instead of chasing new prospects every month 🧵

Rules every young man should live by. 1. Invest in yourself; invest in knowledge, learn a skill, have something upstairs. 2. Be shameless, that’s how you make money. 3. Be highly selective with the women you deal with. 4. Don’t simp. 5. Think long term; whatever you’re

Every time you act beneath what you are capable of, you are building a smaller man and calling him realistic. — J.O.

The fastest way to command premium prices is to look a paying client in the eye and say, "Keep your money." In 2018, I was sitting in the office of an "old money" landlord in Ikoyi waiting to negotiate a deal for my agency. A young, loud guy walked in. Gold chains clinking,

Many people are depending on your win to survive… Don’t be selfish and lazy… Win. Because the world needs your win!