Stop trying to be liked. You already know you are a valuable, smart person. You don't need to prove that to other people any more. Figure out what it is you are

Stop trying to be liked. You already know you are a valuable, smart person. You don't need to prove that to other people any more. Figure out what it is you are really trying to do with your talents. It may be that money is not actually your principle motive. All the same, it doesn't hurt to put a dollar value on an hour of your time. Saying "I am sixty bucks an hour" (or whatever works in your world) gives you a solid forward operating position.