You Can Double Your Salary If You Spend 15 Minutes a Day on One Simple Task

There is one habit that is common to highly paid professionals. These simple actions take only a few minutes a day, but bring great results. What these actions are, says Forbes.

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We are talking about targeted strategic initiative proposals (outbound pitching).

If you don't ask, you don't get. Many people hope that their income and lifestyle will magically change. It seems that if you work hard every day and are consistent, then sooner or later new opportunities will appear.

While this is partly true, consistency alone is not enough to achieve career success or financial freedom. Consistency combined with strategic, proactive actions will bring in high income. And it doesn’t matter whether you are employed, looking for a job, or freelancing. If you apply this principle, you can significantly increase your income level and open up new career horizons for yourself.

You only need to spend 15 minutes a day on this.

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What does this mean in practice?

An initiative proposal is a way to show yourself to the right people. And the best part is that you don’t have to be the most experienced or qualified. Your success depends on how you present yourself, your achievements and results.

Results sell. Your portfolio speaks for you, as do reviews, recommendations and cases, even if there are only a few of them.

If you have these tools and reach out to the right people on a daily basis, you will eventually start earning more. Even if you don’t get a raise at your current job, you can find outside opportunities that will increase your income and advance your career.

But you have to find the decision makers because not every person can help you advance your career.

Here's how you can implement this habit in just 15 minutes a day:

First 5 Minutes: Find the One Decision Maker in Your Industry

To do this, you need to have a clear understanding of your career and/or business goals.

If you are a freelancer, you should know who your target audience, clients, market are, and perhaps identify key media representatives to reach out to for promotion.

If you are an employee, the right person might be your boss, a senior manager, a vice president of the company, or the head of another department.

Find them and get their contact information. You can find them on sites like RocketReach or Hunter, or in the contact section of LinkedIn. Or write to InMail.

Next 5 minutes: Study this person

For example, if you're writing to an editor at a trade publication asking for a piece, look at his or her recent articles to get a sense of what topics he or she is interested in and what his or her style is.

If you are a freelancer and approaching a potential client, research the company, its clients, its problems and needs, as well as the person themselves: how long they have been there, where they have worked before, what their priorities are.

If you are approaching a senior manager or vice president of your company, study his management style, goals for the year, and professional path.

This way, you can find common ground and address their needs without seeming pushy or formulaic. AI can help you do this research quickly with tools like ChatGPT or Perplexity AI.

Last 5 minutes: Write a short, personalized message with a value proposition

You should have a template that you tailor to each recipient using AI to tailor the text to their background and interests.

Your message may include:

– offering a freelance service or a package of services;
– request to participate in the podcast;
– proposal of partnership or collaboration;
- a question about new vacancies.

After sending, do not forget about the follow-up. If there is no answer in a week, remind, for example:
"I realize you probably have a lot of mail, so I'm just bringing this up in case you missed it."

Send at least three reminders at weekly intervals to demonstrate your seriousness and persistence. Decision makers are often busy and may not notice the first message.

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Why This Habit Makes You Money

A prime example of how effective this strategy is is Melanie Perkins, co-founder and CEO of Canva. Before she found success, she pitched over 100 investors and was rejected before she got her first yes. That’s a powerful lesson — even if you’re an employee and not an entrepreneur.

If you reach out to the right people every day and continue to act despite rejections, then sooner or later it will pay off.

In case you get fired or a force majeure occurs, you will already have a strong base of contacts in key industries who can recommend you, offer a job or cooperation.

After all, connections are the currency of career and business growth.

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