When this happens, how much does it change what you do next: The rate you quote is the one that reduces the chance of pushback, not the one that leaves room for your time and overhead.

It does not change my next move

SCRIPT CHECK · 60 SECONDS

“Raising my rates feels like greed”

See what this thought is changing.

Five quick questions show how often it appears, how believable it feels, and what it makes you avoid. You’ll get one private next step.

5 questions · about 1 minute · no account needed

What this self-check measures

This is not a diagnosis and there is no pass or fail. It measures the current frequency, credibility, and behavioral cost of “Raising my rates feels like greed”, including the private rule underneath it: The private rule is: keep the price low enough that nobody can accuse you of overreaching, even if that means the work becomes harder to sustain. Fairness gets mistaken for self-erasure, and any higher number is treated as a moral problem…

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QUIET

Quiet signal

“Raising my rates feels like greed” appears, but it rarely gets the final say. Keep this line available for higher-pressure moments: “The rate I hesitate to say is often the rate I actually need.”

PRESENT

Present in the background

“Raising my rates feels like greed” wins some small decisions before you catch it. Your useful interruption is: “Fair pricing is not the same thing as taking advantage.”

ACTIVE

Active pattern

“Raising my rates feels like greed” is shaping action often enough to deserve a deliberate counterexample. Start privately and concretely: On a blank note, write your current rate at the top, then underneath write one slightly higher version you have been avoiding and one boundary you have been silently absorbing. Fold the note and put it away for later review.

DOMINANT

Getting the final word

Right now, “Raising my rates feels like greed” is steering many of the moments you measured. That is a pattern reading, not a diagnosis or character verdict. Begin with one reversible receipt: On a blank note, write your current rate at the top, then underneath write one slightly higher version you have been avoiding and one boundary you have been silently absorbing. Fold the note and put it away for later review.