TTT 27: Ask For A Raise 💰

I Believe In You 💜

This graffiti in my neighborhood that inspired the “888” in my Twitter handle “janahan888”. It embodies a zest for life. A curious, engaged life.

Hi Team,
மாலை வணக்கம் (maalai vaNakkam), Buenas Noches, and Good Evening from New York City!

I’ll be sharing a thing I did, a tweet I loved, and a thought I had.

A Thing ✍🏾

I published an essay titled Ask For A Raise.

For the first 5 years of my career, I was not promoted once. In 2016, a leaked memo from Google completely changed the way I viewed work and compensation. Since then, I’ve increased my compensation 360% and been promoted 4x in 5 years.

I didn’t realize how much money I was leaving on the table.

A Tweet 🐦

Alexandra Allen @AlexandraAllen_

I'd made $0 online—until last week. Now I've made my first $100. 100 bucks isn't much, but it's a blueprint for how to work smarter—not harder. Here's my 3 step process: (Quick 🧵)

I haven’t made a dollar online since 2016.

That year we shut down Quotail. I have only a limited amount of time with a high-functioning brain. Compounded with all the layoffs in the tech sector, the urgency to make internet money has never been higher.

I am in demand for 

1. Negotiating Salary

2. Climbing The Corporate Ladder

3. Ensuring HIPAA Compliance For Software Systems

4. Designing Highly Available, Geo-Redundant Software Systems

5. Helping Engineers Write Effectively

Give this exercise a try. I bet there’s a ton of things you’re in demand for too. It’s always a good time start getting internet money.

The music has stopped playing and it’s time to grab a chair.

A Thought 💭

I have many self-limiting beliefs.

I thought I couldn’t have financial independence from my job. I thought that strangers didn’t want to talk to me. I thought that it was impossible to feel at ease while working hard.

I didn’t even realize I had these beliefs. 

And subconsciously, these beliefs were blocking me from achieving what I want in life. These negative, automatic thoughts were cementing my reality. Luckily my sister, Angeli, helped me see what I was blind to.

I believe I can receive more.

To live the life I want, I have to believe in myself first.

Many times the biggest changes in life start with a leap of faith.

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I'd love to hear any feelings you felt while reading this and until next time - be easy. 

With Love,
Janahan