The Words We Use Affect Our Value
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Tom Stimson
October 8, 2025
The Words We Use Affect Our Value

“Rental.” “Labor.” “Job cost.” These transactional relics from the rental era don’t reflect what you actually do.

When you call skilled professionals “labor,” you’re telling clients they’re replaceable. When you price like a rental company, you invite duration haggling. When you track “job cost,” you’re measuring the wrong thing entirely.

Listen to this week’s episode and learn why your vocabulary is costing you money, what words to eliminate from client conversations, and how to talk like the high-value service provider you actually are.

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About Tom Stimson
Tom Stimson MBA, CTS is an authority on business and strategy for small- to medium-sized companies. He is an expert on project-based selling and a thought leader for innovative business processes.
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