The Secret Auction in Your Mind That Keeps You Undervaluing Yourself

Most of us are negotiating against ourselves long before any conversation begins — and we don’t even realize it. This Easter, Tatum exposes how an internal auction run at subconscious speed sabotages your worth, triggers self-doubt, and keeps you undervaluing everything from your salary to your creative work.

The big reveal? Your full price isn’t just a number — it’s a principle that shapes your entire life and work.

In this eye-opening episode, we walk through the mechanics of the internal auction — the silent negotiation that happens the moment you name a number and immediately start discounting it. We dive into the concept of the price floor, the vital baseline of worth you must set before even stepping into the room. 

You’ll discover practical steps to name your real value with confidence, hold your line, and run interference against Raga — the attachment to not being refused that runs a self-discounting economy inside all of us.

This is game-changing insight for creators, entrepreneurs, and anyone tired of shrinking themselves — because your full price is the key to more respect, better boundaries, and the work you are truly capable of.

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