How to Give Yourself Permission t...

How to Give Yourself Permission to Ask for More

Own The Room: How to Control Perception, Read the Room, and ... by Jake Stahl | Executive Presence & High-Stakes Communication
Oct 1, 2026
12:27

Episode notes

You told yourself you ate the difference because you're a person of integrity. That wasn't integrity. That was fear.

In this episode, Jake breaks down why honoring a number you already know is wrong feels honorable but is really just fear hiding behind a nicer word. The real block isn't the money, it's permission: some part of you doesn't believe you're allowed to go back and ask once a number's already been said. He walks through why the resentment you feel isn't a character flaw but a receipt, proof you already know you should have asked, and how to separate what they might say from whether you're even allowed to ask in the first place.

The people who get paid what they're worth aren't the ones with more nerve. They're the ones who decided reality is allowed to change the number.

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Keywords

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