One major difference between my high-paying clients and Our Stories Matter submission? The number of clients who use OSM and then turn down interviews believing "they're too small" or a "waste of their time" is much, much higher. You're free to turn those interviews down but what I've learned from our premium clients is that once you start doing that, you're actually blocking your blessings. In fact, it's a mistake I made for a while. I believed every speaking gig should be a five-figure opportunity or "I was wasting my time." But more than three years of data showed me that thinking is incredibly flawed: (Below is a quick video I shot yesterday when a OSM client asked for a phone call. Ignore how I look since it was a cameras-off day, but I figure someone might need to hear this message lol)