Hey friend,
I read this story years ago, moved on, and then came across it again this past week.
Maybe it's where I am right now.
But when I read it again, it really makes so much sense.
Get cozy, it's story time... I can't wait to hear about the impact it makes on you
A father handed his son the keys to a 50-year-old Volkswagen Beetle...
"Son, I want you to go find out what this car is worth."
The dealership looked it over, kicked the tires, and said $10,000.
Too worn. Too old. Not worth the trouble.
The pawn shop didn't even flinch... $1,000.
They saw something outdated collecting dust, not something rare waiting to be recognized.
But the classic car club? The room full of people who actually knew what they were looking at?
$100,000. Rare. Sought after. Exactly what they'd been looking for.
Same car.
Three very different rooms.
Three wildly different appraisals.
Then the father said this:
"Those who know your value are the ones who truly appreciate you. Never stay in a place where they don't recognize your value."
Read that again. Slowly.
Here's what nobody's telling you:
Being undervalued isn't information about your worth.
It's information about the room.
The pawn shop wasn't wrong to offer $1,000: it just wasn't the right market for what was sitting in front of them.
The classic car club didn't invent that car's value.
They recognized it. Because they were qualified to.
The difference between $1,000 and $100,000 wasn't the car.
It was the room.
This week, notice where you're still accepting the pawn shop offer
So where is it?
Maybe it's a relationship where you're always the one giving.
And this may sting a little; maybe it's the way you've been talking to yourself.
Those rooms that undervalued you.
They just weren't the right ones.
But you do have to stop using their appraisal as your benchmark.
The bottom line:
You were never the problem.
You just kept walking into the wrong rooms and asking them to appraise you.
The right room isn't going to question your value.
They're going to recognize it!
Stop negotiating with dealerships.
Your people are out there.
Go find your classic car club.
Chat soon
XOXO Tonya
P.S. โ Which room have you been letting set your price?
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