Approach your value the right way: 8 Steps to OWN your worth

Written By: Jessica Schuurman

​Building a strong financial empire, trusting yourself to push beyond and create impact can be intimidating. By knowing your worth and learning how to present it to your boss or clients, you will be able to achieve leaps and bounds. Thus creating a career you’ve always dreamed of. In this article you will learn about Tanisha Skyes' top 8 tips and tricks for becoming a successful businesswoman ready to share her story and demand her worth. 
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A little about Tanisha A. Sykes
Founder of TAS Media Group, she is a Preacher, Reacher and Teacher for all Audiences, with the gift to relate and listen to others, supporting them in achieving their goals.  Tanisha helps businesses articulate their message, embrace their story and connect with their audience. Having 20 years experience in journalism, she utilizes her experiences to support clients through her company.

If you don't ask the ask, you don't get the get! - Tanisha A. Sykes (click to tweet)

8 Steps to OWN Your Worth in Business
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1. Find your exit strategy: What do I mean by finding your exit strategy? This is where you find your worth. Who do you want to become in making that decision? Being true to yourself and fighting to be the best version of you, no matter what. You then, are exiting out of the old and into the new.
2. Learn the power of listening: Take time to listen. There are many other people in the position you want to be in. They will have more experiences and can share them with you. Learn from their mistakes, so that you can teach others by yours. Mastering the art of listening means that you will become the excellence in your niche that you strive to be.
3. Brand Yourself: In finding a plausible business to help others, think about your experiences and how you can utilize them in sharing and teaching with your audience. It is important to understand your message, so that you stay congruent. Then being able to fully release your story, this helps so that you become relatable in your expertise. ‘I have been here and have made these mistakes. Now look at where I am.’ By excelling in your story, others will begin to respect you and aspire to be in your position. Knowing your Audience is key right from the beginning. Who is your audience? Think of them as just one person. Does she have a family? Is she an entrepreneur? In branding yourself and your business you will then begin to flourish in your niche.
4. OWN your Voice: You have an abundance of skills and gifts to bring to the table. First understanding what they are, will then allow you to share and impact your business in the utmost positive way. If you are working in a team environment, embracing your voice and speaking out your opinions will help others to brainstorm ideas and further pursue the task at hand. 
5. We all deserve, move ‘I’ to ‘We’: There is always a wage or standard that we all believe we deserve. Using your experiences is what will win that client or employer over: What have you worked on and how has it impacted your business? How have you added value to others? Bring examples and prove your worth. Clients and employers do not care how hard you work, they care about how you are able to improve their business or life. Instead of focusing on ‘How much ‘I’ deserve’ use ‘How much ‘We’ deserve.’ The client or employer isn’t concerned about you, they are worried about themselves and how you are able to help them.
6. Use your resources: It is always good to DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Know the range in which your niche is valued at. Utilize LinkedIn and message hiring personnel or other entrepreneurs in your line of work. Search up on hiring websites like, monster.com. Then bring your employer or client all of the amazing proof you have collected in your ‘Praise Folder.’ Surely they will be impressed and open to discussing that raise.
7. Be on the same page as your client or employer: Staying on the same page and being consistent with your meetings and tasks at hand is vital. They need to know what you are thinking and how you can help improve. You also need to be aware of their standards and what they expect of you.
8. Be more social: Utilizing social media by going live and sharing tips with others, will help your audience begin to fully trust you. Keeping active on social media is key to success. As you go through the steps you will learn with trial and error. Remember Listen and learn from others who have made mistakes. 

‘You deserve to be seen, heard and known’ – Krystal Covington

Knowing your worth and taking these 8 steps to creating a business that you are proud of, is the first step in to the rest of your life. Change can be scary but by stepping out of your comfort zone and OWNING your voice. You are destined to be great and successful at whatever you choose to become. Believe in yourself and watch your life transform.

Quick TIP for getting featured by journalists:

• Answer the questions being asked in the ad.
• Attach your info at the END, this will show your credibility.
• Know how to share your story uniquely
• Understand the audience that you are speaking to
• Be IN, OUT & DONE