Increase Your Net Worth

For starters, instead of asking how much you have or even how much you can get try asking, “How much can I give?” Second ask, “Does what I have to give have value?” The only legitimate way to make money is for someone to give you money in exchange for something you give to them. This is true whether you are a business, a self-employed person, or an employee of someone else. You GIVE something of value and are compensated by being given money with which you can purchase things that you cannot produce on your own and that are of value to you.

Reframing the situation from “How much can I get” to “How much can I give” is a powerful way to reshape your thinking about how to align your values with what you are doing for a living. Do you have something to give that can benefit others? We humans are interdependent individuals. We rely on others and others rely on us. This is the basis of civilization. Your work and your life only have value if you have something to give. To increase your net worth give and you shall receive.