This really hits home. Thank you. I was raised with the same kind of dad–and learned from him that never raising rates and giving one’s services away was definitely the holier path. All dad’s friends were Harvard-trained lawyers (he graduated first in his class) who had done amazingly well. He was a Harvard-trained lawyer who did the bulk of his work pro-bono and charged his paying clients the same rates in 2000 that he had charged in 1955. When I had a job making $45K 10 years ago, my mom told me she was so proud of me to be making more than Dad ever had.

This pattern runs SO deep and is so obvious to me as my business is growing. Just this morning, I was *still* feeling guilty for charging a new client $120 for a writing project I did a couple weeks ago. I almost wrote him to say I charged too much and will give him additional services at no charge. (!) My instinct was to charge him much less, but instead I stepped up to the plate and charged him for the actual hours I spent. He was fine about it and paid the bill immediately. Me, I’m still all twisted at some deep level. I really see how crucial financial alchemy is to shift this pattern.

Your work is SO vital in the world right now. Thank you.

Karma is the effects we have caused by our previous choices, whether in this life or earlier. It’s completely neutral, the responsibility that comes with freedom. The important thing is what choices we make now.

Best wishes,
Morgana