Do you know what surprises me most about Moscow? Not the traffic not the prices or the weather’s whims. I am struck by the price a high-class mind sets for itself.
We take a person who for 15 years called himself a “Senior Sales Manager.” Sounds like a function right? Like a part in a mechanism. But in reality this manager was not selling. He sat in glass towers managing multi-million-dollar portfolios analyzing financial legislation structuring the most complex M&A deals. In essence? He was a Deal Architect. But through foolishness through habit he sold his architectural genius for a fixed rate.
And here is his tragedy he is the most expensive most valuable asset of the company who provides the lowest ROI (Return on Investment) for… himself.
📉 The Trap of “Golden Handcuffs” or The Commission Ceiling
Salary plus Commission. A classic scenario. Salary is the anesthetic that removes the fear of tomorrow. And commission? It is merely the illusion of boundless growth. Expensive but still an illusion.
You my friend sell millions but your own income strangely always hits someone else’s ceiling. Why?
- You do not control the product.
- You do not manage the margin.
- Your reputation and more importantly your income are hostages to someone else’s system someone else’s missed deadlines someone else’s marketing failure.
A cynical but true conclusion Your compensation is a function of someone else’s margin and someone else’s risk. And your job? Your job is simply to effectively manage someone else’s problems. You are paid exactly enough to be satisfied but under no circumstances to start managing your own life.
🗺️ Deal Architect Where to Direct Your Genius
Your first step is not a dramatic resignation with a door slam. It is strategic reconnaissance. You must stop looking for a vacancy. You must start looking for a PROBLEM that no one can solve but you.
Corporate experience has taught you one thing true value is created at the intersection of risk and scarcity.
Lesson 1 Seek The Client’s Pain Not The Product
Forget your former industry. Your first consulting niche is not a CRM system but that very “Pain Point” you masterfully know how to mitigate.
- Example You did not just sell mortgages. You managed the de-risking process for the client. That is your core skill.
- New Niche Sell consulting to technology startups. Teach them how to structure a contract or investment attraction so they do not lose control of the company. Your expertise in complex financial documentation and managing legal risks is their lifeline.
Lesson 2 Find Your Competency “Free Zone”
Where will your complex corporate experience be most scarce?
- Your Resource Knowledge of global financial systems regulatory constraints and large-scale deal logistics.
- Where it is needed In mid-market rapid-growth businesses that have just encountered their first global problems (first entry into Western markets first major merger deal). They cannot afford the “Big Four” but your insider experience is invaluable.
🎯 Lesson in Dynamic Pricing Set Your Own Price
If you are a Deal Architect you must sell architecture not bricks.
- Your New Price Forget the hourly rate. Your price is not time. It is a percentage of the loss prevented or the profit structured. Start with 5-10% of the capital saved or earned.
- For the corporate brain this is a shock. For you it is the only way your price will reflect your real high value as a strategist and not as a functionary.
✉️ Funnel Activation Readiness for Phase Zero (WhatsApp Strategy)
Your problem is not that you cannot sell. Your problem is that you sell your genius too cheaply and most importantly to the wrong client.
I am not selling you a dream wrapped in pretty paper. I am offering an Operational Blueprint for exiting the system. A blueprint that uses your 15 years of experience as an initial non-depreciating capital.
I work only with those who have already recognized the price of their inertia and are ready for a ruthless analysis.
Use the Direct Strategist Line. Do not ask “How much does it cost?” CLICK HERE to send a message containing Who You Are and Why Your Exit from the system your personal architectural revolution is a strategic necessity. I sell a Plan not a mirage.
Take the first step. I am not asking you to pay. I am asking you to think strategically.