tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19154645.post5655581829028765354..comments2024-01-18T10:51:25.238-08:00Comments on Oh, True Apothecary! : PerfumeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19154645.post-18380486339275764492010-04-19T08:31:22.215-07:002010-04-19T08:31:22.215-07:00If heaven would only crack open and send me a PR p...If heaven would only crack open and send me a PR person! I'd be in like Flynn, baby! <br /><br />But seeing as that ain't gonna happen, yeah, suck it up and peddle, peddle, peddle. <br /><br />Being shy is a curse. I know how hard it is to try to step out of that comfort zone and do something your normal shy self would never do. It's like free falling off a cliff . . . <br /><br />We just have to keep at it.Justine Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16224192086918363871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19154645.post-23901089773657678502010-04-16T19:55:59.756-07:002010-04-16T19:55:59.756-07:00I have a really hard time shilling myself and my s...I have a really hard time shilling myself and my skills and products and all that hoohah. It doesn't ring true for me to be doing that.<br /><br />And this kind of reinforces the point that this is what promoters are for, why people pay for PR, and press packets, and the whole enchilada. And at the same time it reminds me that when I'm back in the game I won't be able to afford anyone but little ol' me to do all that, so why the heck am I whinging about PR. Just suck it up and do it. Pragmatism wins out. <br /><br />I think this is stuff that comes with practice for many of us. But I am still not comfortable with it. Eh. My shyness outweighs my smartassitude half the time.sarahttp://lobeliarama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19154645.post-17199828373237479672010-04-14T13:42:26.566-07:002010-04-14T13:42:26.566-07:00Well, thank you for all that, and I do agree with ...Well, thank you for all that, and I do agree with your assessment of the problem. <br /><br />As for becoming more of a squeaky wheel, yeah, I think I can do that. And I will :)<br /><br />Thank you for your insightful comment! I love it.Justine Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16224192086918363871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19154645.post-4923450173868623522010-04-14T13:04:19.935-07:002010-04-14T13:04:19.935-07:00I have the same problem. My whole family is '...I have the same problem. My whole family is 'military/law enforcement oriented, and the whole thing is always about 'honor' and 'duty' and being a good person, which means not 'greedy' or 'materialistic.'<br /><br />But when I started applying for jobs after law school and people wanted to negotiate salary, I found I had no idea how to value myself. At this point, I did what any modern person does: called my friends for advice and, failing that, I bewilderingly turned to google for help.<br /><br />What I discovered is that this is a problem for a lot of women and probably part of the reason there's still a wage gap. Not only are there cultural barriers (say like your upbringing and mine) that might deter us from asking, but there is subtle gendered social coding that teaches us that to work for less, expect less, have the work we do valued less. One site I read said, bluntly: if you can't get yourself to ask for better wages for yourself, do it for all the women out there who deserve more and are afraid to ask.<br /><br />Now when I step up to the plate, I try to set aside my anxiety about seeming greedy and recognize that, like all the women in my family, have done a lot of unpaid work and now that someone is paying me to use my ridiculously expensive and rarefied education as a lawyer, it's only fair that I ask to compensated accordingly.<br /><br />Same goes for you. I could never do what you do, and I am awed by it. Put yourself out there. Advertise. Ask. My bet is, your work is a lovely and undiscovered gem in the world of art perfumery.<br /><br />I look forward to hearing about your success!DWRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391438800426810251noreply@blogger.com