Know your worth, and then ask for it | Casey Brown 

I'm self-employed. I just gave myself a $5 an hour raise because I watched this video!!

I couldn't agree more when she says that we gotta recognize our worth to gain self confidence.

1-no one pay you what you worth 2-value your worth 3-communicate your worth 4-when get intimidated, think of it as you are helping to solve other's problem

I have heard it said many, many times. "If you think you can't, you can't. And if you think you can, you can."

I don't care about the statistics - I hear what she means about undervaluing ourselves and how this keeps us from really living and doing the work we're meant to do. It's a story worth telling and repeating because not enough people are doing work that matters and mostly because most everyone is just trying to survive. We can thrive and it starts by valuing ourselves more so we can serve others better.

I like the part at the end where she says it's about 1)defining your value 2)communicating your value

I've seen just how true this is. It's amazing the income difference if you know how to sell yourself. It makes all the difference if you can show them the value you provide and then convince them you're giving them a good deal. They're thrilled, you get paid well, and there's a good relationship after. Obviously some clients will want cheaper services, but if you're earning 2x the amount, you only need 1/2 the number of clients to earn the same amount. Eventually you'll still build and expand until you are earning 2x the original amount.

Excellent talk. This is the first Ted Talk, I re-listened too and physically wrote the speech down. Thank you for sharing.

I really don't know why I expect TED videos to be immune to commenter stupidity

a lot of people in the comments have an odd way to approach life. If you can't even be bothered to hear someone out, and this was a great talk, then you're not going to go far. Not as an intellect, not in your career, and not as a person.

Nobody tells the 'how' part. Nobody tells the mechanics. Without that, it is all absurd motivational/self-marketing talk. She said she was a pricing consultant and she didn't give a single concrete example let alone direction on how to value human skills.

you're not paid what you're worth, you're paid what you negotiate

Thank you for your time Casey!

"This talk was eye-opening! It helped me reflect on my clients' needs and how I can leverage my unique skillset to exceed expectations. What problems do I solve for them? What value do I add? Knowing my strengths and passions is crucial for securing high-paying jobs, and this talk provided valuable insights on how to articulate them effectively. Learned a lot, thanks!"

very well done talk. I really love how she pointed out it works for everyone, but emphasized on women's side of things. Men and women are built different. Hormones and instincts still have an effect on how we act.

Absolutely True! Thank you for inspiring me to change!!!

Recognize your worth, know what you're good at and set the value.

Excellent (pep) talk. Thank you.

i hear what she say and i have told my adult kids thats what they need to communicate across - their worth, value and knowing who they are in this world! Its not pride!

I went to McDonald's and told them I was worth at least 30$ an hour. They said they'd call me back.....

Glad this video dropped in my lap. Really needed to hear this. Thank you

Oh wow what a great speaker! Very helpful.

I get this, but it's harder to do than it sounds. I appreciate this video though, it's always a good reminder to sit up a little straighter and speak confidently about what you know.

I have an interview in the next few days. This is perfect timing.

amazing speech!! Love this!

Wow you jave spoken very well .... Thanks alot ....you mean evrrythong to us ....o wish yoy

I seem to have the cautious, humble nature she ascribes to women even though I'm a man. The ignorant are certain, while the wise are filled with doubt. The thing that is certain is that our wage economy is stacked to give all the bargaining power to the employers. They know what all their employees make, and they demand to know how much you currently make and have made in the past when you apply, but they forbid employees from discussing salary amongst themselves and usually do not publish even approximate salaries for filled or open positions. They have a vested interest in keeping you uninformed and lowering your expectations. It's just capitalism. How much will you make? However little you can afford to make.

For all the nimwits that hear 'wage-gap' and dislike, she's talking about taking matters into her own hands. Don't see how it's a bad thing to promote self-responsibility.

I Love your powerful inspiration speech I gain insight to move from where I am

Powerful message for everyone; great message

The concept of “charge what you’re worth” can confuse the heck out of us but I think when we get it wrong, we end up tying our worth to what people pay us. And let me tell you--you are worth more than any dollar amount.

I haven't watched the video yet, but the title reminds me of something I don't know how to explain. I've always found it - whatever the word is I'm looking for, something negative (not quite useless; perhaps cheesy, corny, etc.) - when people say things like "When you cut your fingernails, those fingernail clippings are YOU and part of who you are! So cut your fingernails with pride yet sorrow."

Yeah, actually your employer doesn't pay you what they think you're worth either. They pay the minimum (or as close to it) that it will take for them to believe that they can keep you around without you posing a credible threat of quitting.

powerful stuff

I needed this ❤️😫

beautiful talk

Yes, I do know my worth even if others don't . Truth of the matter is my worth is equal to yours .🙏

Love this thank you 🎉

Just know your worth 😊 Why people decide about you? you have to takes decision in the future 💯

I earn a modest salary relative to my colleagues and I think we all get paid too much. Not many people agree with me in the office.

Great message

*I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!!*

I need this, I have problem with it

brilliant!

Me too!

Her: Know your own worth. Me: yes, that's why I came to this talk, so how do i do that. Her: Thank you!

sir, I love ted talks but some language don't clear for me. so, beg most respectfully to state that, "please add subtitles " thank you

ye doubting yourself is normal. but what would really happen or what would you do if things dont go your way. if they say that your ridiculous, instead of your confidence going up, it'lll be goin down

i have seen in my job irrespective of what is i am worthy of my boss pays whatever they think. so how and where to define our value?

No ONE is paid what they are worth, that's why this video can help everyONE

I work twice as hard as my boss.. in fact my boss almost never works, I do my work and her work while mentoring my coworkers and yet she earns thrice salary as mine!! I keep thinking what is my value? is it somewhere near her salary or less....self doubt is the worst thing ever!!

Thank you for this. You could be taking about me. If off to rewrite my website 🤓

WOW this is the first time I actually heard someone on a pannel discuss the EARNINGS GAP and not the WAGE GAP - and that's a big deal cause one is real an the other's bullshit

Nice try... I get it... Shareholders control the employee pricing. I am fabulously valuable but employers have set pricing. That's why I am starting my own company

India Earl sent me here :P

i was hoping she suggest some ways so i can know my worth

Haha the reason for life is to find your gift, the purpose is to give it away.

Working for another's dream works that way.

I know my worth that's the reason why i went back to school and got my highschool diploma and heading to college with a full scholarship , grant , housing , finacial aid etc....i need help please !!!!!

Yeah, I've never gotten higher pay from negotiating with employers, and I'm not an entrepreneur at heart so starting a business is out of the question.

That was so much yesss in my body

I implore all who see this comment to hear her out

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I m worth more dan diamond, more dan gold, 😎

If you honestly know your worth, there is no logical reason to ask an outside source for it.

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Know your worth, and then ask for it. In other words, it's others' responsibility to hold up your ego. You have know responsibility to earn anything.

In the current episode of the podcast Writing Excuses (Season 12, ep 18, Gendered Dialect), common woman-talk carries some self-deprecating elements to it and may not sound authentic without it. That struck me listening to the story of the woman with the "little web designing company". If women earn 80% less than men as entrepreneurs and 83% less as employees, the self-deprecating language (and perhaps the thinking it reinforces) women accept as normal could account for it.

have a great day everyone! ❤

This is what empowerment is. Not entitlement. Not privileges. Not hand outs. Disregard the gender wage gap part in the beginning (she's in a room full of women so she threw it in there to gain their trust; she goes on to say that the wage gap is really self inflicted) Your pay is determined by 3 things: 1) Replacability: How easy is it for the client or employer to replace what you provide for the cost or deal with out it for the time being. 2) Value: The ROI for the client/employer based on what you're paid 3) Negotiation: Know your worth and then ask for it. The strongest negotiation position is the ability to walk away.

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0:30 ... they will only pay you what they can get away with, not what they think you're worth. Top bankers aren't paid 'what their employers think they're worth' ... they pay themselves ... sweatshop workers aren't paid 'what their employers think they're worth', they're paid as little as possible.

"can i have what im worth" - every 3rd world farmer "no" - the rest of the world that was a fun thought experiment.

Is that Danny D at 0:36?!?!

No defining what that 80 cents on the dollar actually was for. When equalized for job type and experience, it's 95 cents on the dollar, 80 cents is a broad population number and there are simply differences in fields chosen (or not working). So this talk applies to that last 5%, sure.

I did clicked On An AD sooo yeah .... I want maa money back

Your boss pays you what your boss thinks you are worth. Chances are, that's minimum wage.

You had me at earnings gap I mean wage gap.

Some people might pay you what they think you're worth, most will pay what they think you will accept

I liked the video for its self actualization lesson and not the gender wage gap fallacy

Even though she had this talk, I bet she still can't find someone to pay her what she thinks she worth.

Other than the misleading wage gap talk at the beginning, the rest of it is reasonable.

How about a dude lile who live in the shelter at this time !!! I frankly speaking shouldn't be in the shelter at all because i know my worth and value !!!!!! I deserve a place to live better than in the shelter the reason why i ended up in the shelter is because i was a victim of narcissists abuse !!! Due to the cptsd , anxiety , dread, stress and depression that i have been through that's what made me ended up in the shelter i really need who ever comes across this message i urge you please if you could help me please do !!!!! I know my worth and value !!!!!

The amount of people that didnt get that the video was about negotiating pay and not about muh wage gap is fucking incredible.

Nice speech..However, even if you do tout your value they are not listening until you leave and they lose.

I came here for inspiration to know I am worth as much as I think I am and that all I need to do is be able to effectively prove to someone I am worth that much. Instead, I get hit with the mythical wage gap card.

Everyone disliking for the Gender Wage Gap stat didn't watch the video. She clearly uses it to explain how the Gender Wage Gap is really self inflicted. Most of you guys are looking like triggered snowflakes that go off just b/c you hear about the wage gap and didn't finish listening critically.

Your boss pays you what you both agreed you would be paid. If your not happy then leave, just be aware TED talks will not add value to the value you are trying to add.

As an apache helicopter I'm offended

Good luck with that!

pay gap is real

Aye lmao I'm so early

I don't know anything about the wage gap, if it's true or not, but that's not the point of the video

Kinda lost any respect for this talk after she lied about the actual amount of a wage gap, completely disregarding the actual factors.

the calculation is bias from the real statistics of the percentage of women working and the value thy add to what they do as a position in the compiany

Sigh, the wage gap has been debunked since a long time. Those numbers are just rough medians of the salary averaged over all jobs. The difference only means that women tend to go for lower paying jobs (Oil Field Technician vs Elementary school Teacher for example) compared to men and going for those jobs is their own choice.

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Know your worth, then double it. Thank me later!

(I'd rather that everybody earn less. that way they could buy less(especially bullshit and the factories will produce less. That way there will be less pollution on the planet and we'll need less TED talk's on how to reduce pollution

And then they don't care...