Dotty Scott on why people starting out undervalue their work. The biggest obstacle to self-employment isn't finding clients or building skills. It's the habit of giving services away for free and then struggling to charge what you're actually worth.
What is your biggest, or was your biggest, challenge or obstacle you had to overcome to become like your own self-employed Maven? My biggest obstacle has to do with stopping giving it away for free. Yes, that is a big one. And to even though, and to create, and to put the value on it, and to value myself. We undermine ourselves by the sticker price we put on it, by the tuition we put on it.
