You Need Spine To Get Dream Poses

You Need Spine To Get Dream Poses

During the past year, business women I've doubled my rate and tripled project volume. I love 95% of my clients and have 0% client from hell.

Long story short - I stopped being "nice" and started showing a sh*t ton of spine the first moment I talk to a potential client.

It isn't about sitting on my bum and "attracting" dream clients.

It's about proactively and apologetically being clear on my approach so clients can self-select before engaging my services.

When we work together, they're trained/nudged to roll my way with clear instruction. (Not insisting that it's the best way, but I believe it's the best way for me to deliver the best results for my clients.) Often I explain the reason for following a certain process to set up a co-creation relationship.

Here's the long story and how you can turn prospects into dream clients:

"I want my dream client to share my POV"

Very well, then you have to be clear about your POV from the get go!

IMHO, working with clients who share your POV is super important so there won't be an uphill battle trying to "sell" your work and prove your approach every step of the way.

From the get go, when you talk to potential clients, be forthright about your POV. Be opinionated. Be willing to be offensive. Don't be nice, be clear.

In fact, your content is a great vehicle to share your values, convictions, and POV and help you prime the conversations.

Tell your potential client how you'd approach her challenges and gauge if it resonates. If it doesn't, then it may be best for everyone if you let it go.

"I want my clients to respect my expertise and value my opinions"

Then behave like an expert! Have an opinion and stand by it!

If you don't respect your expertise and opinion, then how can you expect others to respect you or have confidence in you?

Of course, you know your stuff. But do you have the words to articulate what you do and how you do it in a way that makes you stand taller?

On the flip side, earning respect also means acknowledging your own limits and not puffing up when something is not your area of expertise. No need to be apologetic - just state the fact: this is what I know about this topic, and I don't consider it to be my area of expertise. I recommend seeking the help of ________.

Don't hang onto a client or prospect if there's no mutual trust and respect in the relationship. It's soul sucking and won't allow you to do good work.

"I want low maintenance clients with good boundary"

Other people's boundary problem is not your problem unless you have a boundary problem. Keep your hands to yourself and you'll be OK.

I get it, not everyone is a project management bitch like yours truly who can smell sh*tty boundary from miles away and have allergic reactions to scope creep. And it's all good.

Start your work with any client with a clear scope and "rules of engagement." Make sure you stick to your guns and don't be afraid to call out issues early on. Don't let anything fester.

Train your clients to adhere to YOUR rules busy girls, designed to help you deliver the best results for them. When everyone goes by the way you want to roll, you don't have to go about handholding them all the time and yep, you get low maintenance clients!

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