Your clients' budgets are as fixed as your own clothing budget. (i.e., they're not.)
From The Manifesto in 2010, here is the original framework for navigating those opportunities where you cannot win without pitching.
The right to price should be earned, not assumed or assigned by default.
The steps of first aid are surprisingly instructive in aiding a stalled business.
I don't set goals for the new year so much as I select themes, and it seems to me that having better conversations would be a great theme for 2025.