Jennifer Increased Her Income by 300 Percent. Here's What Showing Up Really Means.
They say 80% of success is just showing up. My client Jennifer proved it - she went from earning 50% of her worth to a 300% income increase. Here's how she did it.
Jennifer Increased Her Income by 300 Percent. Here's What Showing Up Really Means.
They say that 80% of success is just showing up. But what about the other 20%?
It's the dedication, the small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
As Zig Ziglar wisely put it, "Success is the result of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."
My client Jennifer was earning about 50% of what she was truly worth in the market. She felt stuck, undervalued, and unfulfilled in her work. She knew she was capable of doing so much more, but didn't know how to get to that next level in title and salary.
Jennifer chose to invest in herself and joined my program.
Through 2 intentional career moves and by strategically and consistently showing up every day, she transformed her career trajectory.
The result? Jennifer increased her income by 300%.
Now, she tells me how people message her with job opportunities that seem perfectly designed for her - without her ever applying.
Imagine the confidence and fulfillment that comes with being in such high demand.
Here's how you can start your own career uplevel:
Set Clear Goals. Know what you're aiming for. Visualize your success.
Reverse Engineer the Path to Your Goals. Decide if you want to take the fast track or if you're willing to spend time learning this step-by-step through trial and error.
Stay Committed. You don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going. Stay consistent because that's 80% of the battle.
The decision to make a change is the first step towards a new future.
The full Candidate Value Ladder™ strategy is at SixFigureRemoteCareerStrategy.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Theory of Hireability™?
The Theory of Hireability™ is Lindsay Mustain's framework for how hiring actually works in a competitive market. It reframes the job search around a simple truth: you don't get hired by applying more, you get hired by becoming the obvious choice before the role is even open. Hireability is built through visibility, relationships, and positioning as the Candidate of Choice - not through resumes stacked in an ATS.
What is the Hireability Gap™?
The Hireability Gap™ is the distance between what a candidate believes will land the offer (applying, tailoring resumes, chasing job boards) and what actually converts (relationships, visibility, being pre-vetted before the job posts). Most senior professionals lose six to twelve months of their search inside the gap. Closing it is the first step of Intentional Career Design™.
Who is Lindsay Mustain?
Lindsay Mustain is a former Fortune 100 corporate recruiter (Amazon, JPMorgan, and 14 others across 16 years) who has personally reviewed over a million resumes and hired 10,000+ candidates. She built Talent Paradigm to teach senior professionals how to land six-figure remote roles without submitting a single application. She is a 2x bestselling author with 20,000+ clients across 121 countries, featured in CNBC Make It, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, and Forbes.
What is Intentional Career Design™?
Intentional Career Design™ is Lindsay's methodology for building a career on your terms instead of taking whatever the market hands you. It covers the full arc: knowing your worth, building visibility, engineering the right relationships, and stepping into roles that fit your life - not the other way around. It's the operating system for people who refuse to be replaceable.
What is the Candidate of Choice™?
Candidate of Choice™ is the positioning outcome where companies compete for you instead of the other way around. You stop being one candidate among hundreds and become one of a shortlist that hiring managers already know, already trust, and are already asking about. It's the difference between chasing openings and having doors open before you knock.
How do I learn more?
The full six-figure remote career strategy is at SixFigureRemoteCareerStrategy.com. If you want to understand the 'why behind the theory,' the full manifesto is at TheoryOfHireability.com.
