Growing Wealth
◆ Track 04 · E-course

Earning more.

You can only cut so far. Earning is uncapped. The fastest lever is selling a skill someone needs this week.

For: People whose ceiling is income, not spending.

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  • Lessons4
  • Total time22 min
  • Quiz3 questions
  • Books3
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§ Overview

What you'll walk away with.

By the end you'll have a written list of skills you already get paid for, a positioning statement for the most leveraged one, and a real plan to ask for more — at your job, your next job, or as a side service.

  1. 01Identify your highest-leverage skill.
  2. 02Run a structured raise conversation or job search.
  3. 03Launch a side service in under 14 days.
  4. 04Track your effective hourly rate across all income streams.
§ Lessons

The course.

  1. 01
    6 min

    Raise, switch, or sell

    Three doors to a bigger number: ask for it, take it somewhere else, or sell a skill on the side.

    Key points
    • →Raises are fastest but capped by your current employer's bands.
    • →Switching often delivers 15–30% jumps but resets relationships.
    • →Side income compounds reputation and optionality, not just money.
    Action

    Estimate your fair-market salary on Levels.fyi or Glassdoor. Note the gap.

  2. 02
    6 min

    The raise conversation

    A raise is a business case, not a favor. Bring numbers, comparables, and a clear ask.

    Key points
    • →Document outcomes you delivered, not tasks you did.
    • →Anchor with market data, not personal need.
    • →Ask for a specific number — vague asks get vague answers.
    Action

    Draft a one-page raise brief: outcomes delivered, market data, specific ask.

  3. 03
    6 min

    Productizing a skill

    Hourly work caps your income. A repeatable offer with a fixed price opens the ceiling.

    Key points
    • →Pick one outcome people already pay for.
    • →Name it, price it, scope it — same deliverable every time.
    • →Sell it three times before you 'improve' anything.
    Action

    Write a one-line offer: 'I help [who] get [outcome] in [time] for [price].'

  4. 04
    4 min

    Tracking your true hourly rate

    Effective hourly = (income from a thing) ÷ (all hours, including admin). It's almost always lower than you think — and the lever to raise.

    Key points
    • →Include sales, scoping, and revisions in your hours.
    • →Compare across all your income streams.
    • →Drop or re-price anything under your floor.
    Action

    Calculate your effective hourly rate for one project finished in the last month.

§ Quiz

Check your work.

  1. 01

    Why is a job switch often a faster raise than negotiating internally?

  2. 02

    What's the strongest anchor in a raise conversation?

  3. 03

    You earned $2,000 on a project. You spent 30 hours doing the work and 20 hours on sales, scoping and revisions. Your effective hourly rate is:

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§ Reading list

Books for this track.

01Must read

I Will Teach You to Be Rich

by Ramit Sethi

The negotiation chapter alone has paid for itself a million times over.

02

Atomic Habits

by James Clear

Earning more is a habit stack: outreach, learning, follow-up. This is the operating manual.

03

The Challenger Sale

by Dixon & Adamson

If you sell a service — even just yourself — this reframes how to add value in the pitch.

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