The Confession: The Good Girl Tax I Paid Myself
About this episode
Karen Yankovich shares her personal experience with the 'good girl tax' and the impact of loyalty on her business revenue.
What if the tax you've been paying has nothing to do with your prices — and everything to do with where you've been pointing your loyalty? In this solo episode, Karen Yankovich does something she's never done in nearly 400 episodes of Good Girls Get Rich: she gets in the hot seat herself. She shares the real number from the worst year of her career. Not a "slow quarter." Not "I undercharged." A full year of work that ended with a minus sign. And in the same breath, she reveals what her own business — the one she was neglecting — was quietly earning on the side. This episode is raw, specific, and deeply honest. And it will make you think about your own number. In this episode you'll hear: The real story behind the "good girl tax" — and why Karen was the one paying it The exact income figures from four years of a business partnership that cost her six figures What happened to her revenue the year she finally walked away (hint: it more than quadrupled) Why loyalty, patience, and commitment are never the problem — only where they're aimed How to name your own number — and why saying it out loud changes everything If you've ever stayed too long, waited to be chosen, or kept quiet…
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