You’re Not a Volunteer. Stop Running Your Business Like One.
When the CEO makes less than the intern, it’s not strategy—it’s self-abandonment in a capitalist costume.
She asked all the right questions.
About my business. My people. My deepest desires.
She was warm. Polished. Curious. The kind of salesperson who makes you feel like you’re being seen, not pitched.
But then, it happened.
The moment I knew we were not playing in the same galaxy.
She said, “I’m a product of the product. I built my service business to over $1M using this exact system before selling it…”
And then she added—with absolute confidence:
“But I never would have paid what you’re asking for your services. I wasn’t even paying myself that much.”
Beloved, I need you to read that again.
This woman built and sold a seven-figure business.
And still didn’t believe she was worth more than $48K a year.
Let’s pause here.
Have you ever looked at your P&L and felt like everyone else is getting paid but you?
Are you the last to get paid… even though you’re the reason the business exists?
Have you ever thought, “This is just what success feels like”—exhausted, underpaid, and still behind?
Because if so—you’re not alone. And no, it’s not just the “early stage grind.” It’s not humility. It’s not noble.
It’s a system that taught you your overflow was optional.
Back to my story: She asked me about my ideal client.
I told her that I do my best work with entrepreneurs who have already crossed the $250K–$500K mark and are stuck in the liminal space between success and actually feeling rich, resourced, and free.
They’re ambitious. Brilliant. Creative. Compassionate.
But their nervous systems are fried. Their paychecks are tiny. Their to-do lists never end.
And the bridge to their first $1M profitably (not just in sales)?
That’s my $48K/year CFO package.
No fluff. No guesswork. Just strategy that feels like exhaling.
She couldn’t see the value. Because she couldn’t see her own.
But you? I think you might.
Because you’re tired of feeling underpaid and unappreciated by your company.
You’re tired of looking successful on the outside but feeling stretched thin on the inside.
You didn’t start this business just to have another job or to be broke with better branding.
Here’s the truth no one wants to admit:
You can start to resent the thing you once loved if it keeps taking without giving back.
If your business demands your brilliance, your energy, your time, your sacrifice…
…but doesn’t pay you like the fucking powerhouse you are?
That’s not a business. That’s a slow leak to your soul.
And the fix isn’t to work harder.
It’s to restructure. To reclaim. To refuse to be the martyr.
Let me offer you this:
What if the difference between burnout and overflow isn’t hustle…
…it’s finally getting the financial support you deserve?
What if not paying yourself isn’t humility—it’s harm?
What if you let your next season be shaped by ease, not emergency?
Even if we never work together, I want you to know this:
You deserve to be paid like the visionary you are.
Your devotion deserves a return.
Your business should nourish you as deeply as you nourish it.
Start there.
PS:
I built Prosperity First for entrepreneurs just like you—rebels, healers, and change-makers who are no longer available for scraps. We reverse engineer profit. We bring the soul and the science of money into the boardroom.
Because profit isn’t selfish. Profit is protest.
🎵 Song of the Day: “Na Le” by Omiki
Let your body move and remember who the fck you are—and all that you deserve (which is everything and then some, simply because you exist and it harms no one).