Tag: Value

The Law Of Value

Achieving Goals, Happiness, Leadership, Success

The first Law of Stratospheric Success for the book The Go-Giver is The Law of Value

“Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.”

The Go-Giver

When we go to work we often think in terms of being paid for our time and effort. We go to work and do what we are asked to do and do so for a set period of time and then come home again. Then we get paid. If we only work for the money and long for the weekend then it can be hard to create any value or get any fulfilment.

When we focus on adding value through human connections rather than transactions we find our work more fulfilling. Also, the more value we give the more work we get. People like being treated like people, rather than a way for us to make money. Go above and beyond and you will feel good and good things will come your way.

Creating Value

The Pathway To Fulfilment

As I have begun the process of becoming more self aware I have realised that I have often tried to be seen as a Mr Fix It, by trying to be the one with the right answers. My realisation was that this desire to be seen this way was my Ego looking for praise.

As I looked deeper into this is I saw that the underlying motivation was to help others live well, and it was the application of the Ego that was morphing this motivation. A better method of helping others to live well is to try to create value in every interaction I have with others. Sometimes this is not trying to fix anything it is just being with someone in their hurting.

Often we try to fix a situation for someone, but all they really need is someone to listen.

Because It’s Free

Achieving Goals, Happiness, The Pathway To Fulfilment

Often in life things are offered to us for free. It might be a marketing strategy to give out cans of a new drink to get people to try it and hopefully to start buying it. It might be your friends offering you a bar of chocolate as a kind gesture. Whatever it is, what we often do is get excited and accept it without question, because it’s free.

If we had to pay for it, we would likely ask more questions about whether it was good for us and whether it would create any value for us. So, why is it different when something is free? I think there is a sense that we have somehow won something or we are grateful for the kindness of others.

When we are offered something for free we could ask, does it serve me? Would I normally pay for it? Does it align with my values? Does it align with my goals?

If you are offered a free chocolate bar and you have made the decision to stop eating chocolate, due to you trying to eat healthier, you shouldn’t take it, because it does not align with your goal and it does not serve you. This applies to anything we are offered for free.

Just because something is free does not mean that it has value.