Have you ever written a message to a potential client, stared at it and then deleted it because you were scared she’d say no? This one’s for you.

This week on The Classy Career Girl Podcast I’m sharing one of my Ask Anna Q&As from my $1K Mom Club. A member asked me something I hear all the time. She’s excited to earn her first $1,000, but she’s so fearful of rejection that she fumbles when she reaches out. And when someone does reply, she struggles to close the deal.

This is honestly one of the biggest blockers I see. So let’s talk about it.

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First, imagine your ideal client

Right now, your ideal client is out there. She’s stuck. She’s overwhelmed. Maybe she’s up late Googling her problem or asking ChatGPT and still getting nowhere. She has no one to talk to.

She needs you. But she doesn’t know you exist yet. That only changes when you put yourself out there, make your offer and invite her to a conversation.

You’re not being rejected. You’re starting conversations.

Fear shows up when we think too much about ourselves. Am I an expert? What will this sound like? Will they say yes? I have all of those thoughts too.

What helps me is taking the focus off me and putting it on the person I’m helping. I always say, just help one person every day. That’s it. Entrepreneurship is about solving problems and serving people.

When I interview women after they’ve worked with me for 90 days, I always ask, “Where would you be if you didn’t join?” They tell me they’d still be stuck and spinning their wheels. That’s why this matters. It’s bigger than you.

Build confidence with practice coaching

It’s hard to believe in yourself when you’ve never helped anyone yet. That’s why I love practice coaching. Offer your coaching or service for free to 5 to 10 people. You’ll see that you really can help someone, you’ll collect testimonials and you’ll find out if your process works or needs a few changes.

That’s where real confidence comes from. And once you have it, building offers and selling gets so much easier.

The math of your first $1,000

Your first $1K isn’t really about the money. It’s about how many people you get to help.

• At $250, that’s four people.
• At $500, that’s two people.

Write that number on your bathroom mirror. There are four people out there right now who need you. If you’re not at the income you want yet, it usually just means you’re not helping enough people yet.

A simple way to reach out

You don’t need a fancy pitch. Try something like, “I’ve been working on something and would love your thoughts.” Then shift the focus to how you can help them and the results they want.

Invite them to a free call. Mine used to be my free Launch Your Dream Career or Business session, 30 minutes where I listened and gave my recommendations. There’s no pressure on that call. You listen to their challenges, then you share how you can help.

Selling is serving

Once you help people over and over again, everything changes. You build momentum and confidence, and the sales conversation feels like what it really is: “I know how to solve that problem. Let me help you get there.”

Your clients are not waiting for you to feel ready. They’re waiting for you to reach out. So go reach out to one person today.

Get the 1K First Offer Kit

In the episode I talk about our 1K First Offer Kit. It walks you through your first offer and price, how to make it irresistible and urgent, your one-liner, your invite script and your “how I help” script for the call. It’s inside my $1K Mom Club, where you get every post plus a weekly printable to help you make your first $1,000 from home.

Try the $1K Mom Club free for 7 days.

You’ve got this.