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The biggest risk in any negotiation? Not speaking up at all

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Why You Freeze (And Why That’s Normal)

Negotiating is weird.
Especially if you were raised to be “easygoing,” “chill,” or “low maintenance.”

Asking for what you need—more money, better terms, basic clarity—can feel like you’re being difficult, even when you’re just being honest.

You’re not bad at negotiating. You’re just trying to avoid that awful feeling of pushing too hard, or being told no, or sounding like someone you’d never text back.

Here’s the truth:
Every negotiation runs on one of two things:
Real leverage… or the ability to look like you have some.

Sometimes leverage is obvious: experience, receipts, options.
Other times, it’s just calm energy and being the one who doesn’t flinch first.

If you don’t know what your leverage is yet, that’s okay. That’s where we come in.

We help you figure out what you’re actually asking for—and how to say it like you mean it. Without the panic. Without the cringe. Without the long email you never send.

You don’t need a script. You just need to start.

Say what you need.
We’ll help you say it better.

How Payment Works (Don’t Panic)

We don’t bill you up front.
There’s no “enter your card to access clarity” moment here.

You tell us what’s going on.
We help you figure out what to say and how to say it.

Then—if it helps—you pay what you can afford.

Can’t pay right now?
Cool. We’ll survive.
Just buy someone else a coffee. Or clarity. Or time.
That’s real currency, too.

(But if this saves your ass in a big negotiation, and you hit us with $0 and a winky emoji? Yeah… we’ll remember.)

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